Australia vs India: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Australia
8.69 million animals
in 2024
India
10.30 million animals
in 1990
Australia rank
8th
India rank
6th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 10.30 million animals against 8.69 million animals in Australia, a difference of 1.61 million animals.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and India ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 million animals | 6.91 million animals | 1.15 million animals | India |
| 1970s | 8.89 million animals | 8.54 million animals | 354,632 animals | Australia |
| 1980s | 8.02 million animals | 10.49 million animals | 2.46 million animals | India |
| 1990s | 7.94 million animals | 10.30 million animals | 2.36 million animals | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Australia or India?
- India, at 10.30 million animals against 8.69 million animals in Australia as of 1990.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Australia and India?
- 1.61 million animals, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Australia ranks 8th and India ranks 6th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.