Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0261 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0261 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0759 animals per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 animals per person, in 2014.
That places Senegal 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0602 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0608 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0644 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.066 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0665 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0668 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0759 animals per person | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0749 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0738 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0672 animals per person | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0608 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0591 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0553 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0437 animals per person | -20.9% |
| 1975 | 0.046 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0463 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0478 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.05 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0509 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0421 animals per person | -17.2% |
| 1981 | 0.049 animals per person | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0487 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.049 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0462 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0449 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0465 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0445 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0435 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.044 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0441 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.044 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0416 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0417 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0406 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0386 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0366 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0353 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0331 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.033 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.033 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0286 animals per person | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0281 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0277 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0303 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.03 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0267 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 animals per person | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0325 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0323 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0332 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0327 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0355 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0252 animals per person | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0267 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0273 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.029 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0296 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0283 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0278 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0277 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0256 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0261 animals per person | +2.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0261 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0261 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -28.8% | 0.0355 animals per person | 0.0252 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0677 animals per person | 0.0602 animals per person | 0.0759 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0527 animals per person | 0.0437 animals per person | 0.0672 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0458 animals per person | 0.0421 animals per person | 0.049 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0395 animals per person | 0.0331 animals per person | 0.0441 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.03 animals per person | 0.0267 animals per person | 0.033 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0301 animals per person | 0.0252 animals per person | 0.0355 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0271 animals per person | 0.0256 animals per person | 0.0283 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.214 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4391 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5098 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Senegal?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Senegal was 0.0261 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0759 animals per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 animals per person in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.