Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0048 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 0.0048 animals per person.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.0161 animals per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 animals per person, in 2016.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 169th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0145 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0138 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.014 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0143 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0143 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0146 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0148 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0152 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0155 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0159 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0161 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0155 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0155 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0154 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0154 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.015 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.015 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0152 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0154 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.015 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0148 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0148 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0151 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0147 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0153 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0131 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0136 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0155 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.015 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0149 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0149 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 animals per person | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 animals per person | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 animals per person | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 animals per person | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.014 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 animals per person | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 animals per person | -45.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 animals per person | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 animals per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 animals per person | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 animals per person | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 animals per person | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 animals per person | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 animals per person | -11.9% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.0048 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 13% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.0048 animals per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +47.5% | 0.0082 animals per person | 0.0122 animals per person |
| 2012 | -45.7% | 0.0105 animals per person | 0.0057 animals per person |
| 2005 | -25.6% | 0.0149 animals per person | 0.0111 animals per person |
| 2006 | -25.6% | 0.0111 animals per person | 0.0082 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 animals per person | 0.0138 animals per person | 0.0155 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0155 animals per person | 0.015 animals per person | 0.0161 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.015 animals per person | 0.0147 animals per person | 0.0154 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.014 animals per person | 0.0129 animals per person | 0.0154 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 animals per person | 0.0082 animals per person | 0.0155 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 animals per person | 0.0042 animals per person | 0.0131 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.0048 animals per person | 0.0055 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 166 Solomon Islands 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
- 170 Faroe Islands 0.0044 animals per person compare
- 171 Libya 0.0044 animals per person compare
- 172 Mozambique 0.0043 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1087 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1279 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 325.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.0048 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0161 animals per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 animals per person in 2016.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.