Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0328 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.0328 animals per person.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1412 animals per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 animals per person, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.077 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0851 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0955 animals per person | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1039 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1076 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1175 animals per person | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1204 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1144 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.117 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1159 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1328 animals per person | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1311 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1325 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1337 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1396 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1412 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1219 animals per person | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1091 animals per person | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1017 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0951 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0887 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0987 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1049 animals per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.099 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0967 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0837 animals per person | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1206 animals per person | +44.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1035 animals per person | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 0.096 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0976 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1125 animals per person | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1014 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1098 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1152 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1106 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0946 animals per person | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0958 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0889 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0928 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0882 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0697 animals per person | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0593 animals per person | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.073 animals per person | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0662 animals per person | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0688 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0652 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0691 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0697 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0542 animals per person | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0699 animals per person | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0628 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.067 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0687 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0611 animals per person | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0497 animals per person | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.052 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0437 animals per person | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0346 animals per person | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0298 animals per person | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0317 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0344 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0328 animals per person | -4.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0328 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0328 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 2.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1042 animals per person | 0.077 animals per person | 0.1204 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.126 animals per person | 0.1017 animals per person | 0.1412 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0987 animals per person | 0.0837 animals per person | 0.1206 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1019 animals per person | 0.0889 animals per person | 0.1152 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0683 animals per person | 0.0542 animals per person | 0.0882 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0546 animals per person | 0.0346 animals per person | 0.0699 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0319 animals per person | 0.0298 animals per person | 0.0344 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- 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 0.4326 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0013 % 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 0.4669 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0328 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1412 animals per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 animals per person in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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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)
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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.