Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0122 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0122 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.024 animals per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 animals per person, in 2024.
Saint Lucia ranks 128th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0162 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.017 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0178 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0185 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0168 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0204 animals per person | +21.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0172 animals per person | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0161 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0176 animals per person | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0184 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0186 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0189 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0195 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0193 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0196 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0237 animals per person | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0237 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.024 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0213 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.021 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0223 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.024 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0236 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0236 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0236 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.023 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0227 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0221 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0222 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0219 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0219 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0219 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0202 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0183 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0187 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0185 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0126 animals per person | -31.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.013 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.014 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0139 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0148 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0147 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0146 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0146 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0139 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0134 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.013 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0126 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0124 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0124 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0123 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0122 animals per person | -0.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0122 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 48% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0122 animals per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 36% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -31.9% | 0.0185 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0175 animals per person | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0204 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0207 animals per person | 0.0184 animals per person | 0.024 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.023 animals per person | 0.021 animals per person | 0.024 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0204 animals per person | 0.0183 animals per person | 0.0222 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0137 animals per person | 0.0125 animals per person | 0.0148 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person | 0.0146 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 animals per person | 0.0122 animals per person | 0.0124 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- 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 0.0531 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 0.0552 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.0122 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 Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.024 animals per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.