Australia vs Mexico: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Australia
8.69 million animals
in 2024
Mexico
8.92 million animals
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Mexico rank
7th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 8.92 million animals against 8.69 million animals in Australia, a difference of 231,480 animals.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 million animals | 2.87 million animals | 2.89 million animals | Australia |
| 1970s | 8.89 million animals | 3.39 million animals | 5.50 million animals | Australia |
| 1980s | 8.02 million animals | 5.08 million animals | 2.94 million animals | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.48 million animals | 6.26 million animals | 2.22 million animals | Australia |
| 2000s | 8.75 million animals | 7.59 million animals | 1.16 million animals | Australia |
| 2010s | 8.68 million animals | 8.45 million animals | 231,214 animals | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.21 million animals | 8.67 million animals | 1.46 million animals | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 8.92 million animals against 8.69 million animals in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Australia and Mexico?
- 231,480 animals, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Australia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 7th 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.