Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0053 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0053 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0199 animals per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 animals per person, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 161st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0182 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0188 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0189 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0194 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0194 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0199 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0195 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0195 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0195 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0195 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0195 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0195 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0195 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0192 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0192 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0188 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0188 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0184 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0184 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0183 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0183 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0183 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0182 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0163 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0142 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0138 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0144 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 animals per person | -60.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 animals per person | +34.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.007 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.005 animals per person | -28.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.004 animals per person | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 animals per person | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 animals per person | +31.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 animals per person | +34.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 animals per person | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 animals per person | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 animals per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.007 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.007 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.006 animals per person | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.005 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 animals per person | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 animals per person | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 animals per person | +1.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0053 animals per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0053 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -60.8% | 0.0138 animals per person | 0.0054 animals per person |
| 2006 | +34.9% | 0.0034 animals per person | 0.0046 animals per person |
| 1992 | +34.7% | 0.0054 animals per person | 0.0073 animals per person |
| 2005 | +31.5% | 0.0026 animals per person | 0.0034 animals per person |
| 2001 | -30.9% | 0.0039 animals per person | 0.0027 animals per person |
| 1996 | -28.3% | 0.007 animals per person | 0.005 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0192 animals per person | 0.0182 animals per person | 0.0199 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0191 animals per person | 0.0184 animals per person | 0.0195 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0135 animals per person | 0.0183 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 animals per person | 0.004 animals per person | 0.0138 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 animals per person | 0.0024 animals per person | 0.0054 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.007 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 animals per person | 0.005 animals per person | 0.0062 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 158 Burundi 0.0058 animals per person compare
- 159 Saudi Arabia 0.0057 animals per person compare
- 160 Congo 0.0056 animals per person compare
- 162 Puerto Rico 0.0053 animals per person compare
- 163 Indonesia 0.0052 animals per person compare
- 164 North Korea 0.0051 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1983 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4477 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0053 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0199 animals per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 animals per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 161st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.