Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0051 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 0.0051 animals per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0288 animals per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 animals per person, in 2024.
That places Solomon Islands 166th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.006 animals per person | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 animals per person | +23.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0084 animals per person | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0097 animals per person | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0107 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0116 animals per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0125 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0133 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0151 animals per person | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0163 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0287 animals per person | +75.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0249 animals per person | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0208 animals per person | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0206 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0203 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0191 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0214 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0162 animals per person | -24.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0288 animals per person | +77.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0155 animals per person | -46.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0154 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0152 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0116 animals per person | -27.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0103 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.01 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0076 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.008 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0059 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 animals per person | -2.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0051 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.0051 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +77.5% | 0.0162 animals per person | 0.0288 animals per person |
| 1974 | +75.8% | 0.0163 animals per person | 0.0287 animals per person |
| 1983 | -46.1% | 0.0288 animals per person | 0.0155 animals per person |
| 1987 | -27.9% | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0116 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0078 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.0116 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0192 animals per person | 0.0125 animals per person | 0.0287 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0103 animals per person | 0.0288 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 0.01 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0077 animals per person | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.008 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 animals per person | 0.0056 animals per person | 0.0075 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.0055 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 163 Indonesia 0.0052 animals per person compare
- 164 North Korea 0.0051 animals per person compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0051 animals per person compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 0.005 animals per person compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0049 animals per person compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0048 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- 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 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1335 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0026 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1368 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 574.77 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.0051 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0288 animals per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.