Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.005 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.005 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0115 animals per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 animals per person, in 2007.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0115 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.011 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0106 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0101 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0099 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0106 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0096 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0089 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0092 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0093 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.008 animals per person | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 animals per person | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0068 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0068 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0073 animals per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 animals per person | +35.7% |
| 1980 | 0.01 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0091 animals per person | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0083 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0069 animals per person | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0066 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 animals per person | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0062 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0081 animals per person | +32.0% |
| 1989 | 0.008 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 animals per person | -20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 animals per person | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 animals per person | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.006 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 animals per person | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 animals per person | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.005 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 animals per person | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 animals per person | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 animals per person | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 animals per person | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 animals per person | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 0.006 animals per person | +73.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 animals per person | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.005 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.005 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.005 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.005 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.005 animals per person | +0.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.005 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 14% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.005 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 Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +73.1% | 0.0034 animals per person | 0.006 animals per person |
| 1979 | +35.7% | 0.0073 animals per person | 0.0099 animals per person |
| 2008 | +35.8% | 0.0025 animals per person | 0.0034 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0101 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person | 0.0115 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0083 animals per person | 0.0063 animals per person | 0.0099 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0075 animals per person | 0.0059 animals per person | 0.01 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 animals per person | 0.0046 animals per person | 0.0064 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 animals per person | 0.0025 animals per person | 0.006 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 animals per person | 0.0049 animals per person | 0.0058 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 animals per person | 0.0049 animals per person | 0.005 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 164 North Korea 0.0051 animals per person compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0051 animals per person compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 0.0051 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
- 170 Faroe Islands 0.0044 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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 0.0344 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 0.0395 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 145.68 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.005 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 animals per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 animals per person in 2007.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.