Austria vs Romania: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Austria
608,940 animals
in 2024
Romania
561,440 animals
in 2024
Austria rank
70th
Romania rank
72nd
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Austria
- Romania
How they compare
Austria currently reports 608,940 animals against 561,440 animals in Romania, a difference of 47,500 animals.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Austria ranks 70th and Romania ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 857,479 animals | 1.52 million animals | 664,588 animals | Romania |
| 1970s | 769,442 animals | 1.76 million animals | 987,558 animals | Romania |
| 1980s | 806,222 animals | 1.46 million animals | 651,378 animals | Romania |
| 1990s | 758,153 animals | 1.64 million animals | 879,593 animals | Romania |
| 2000s | 686,012 animals | 1.18 million animals | 495,316 animals | Romania |
| 2010s | 687,358 animals | 681,489 animals | 5,870 animals | Austria |
| 2020s | 631,446 animals | 602,350 animals | 29,096 animals | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Austria or Romania?
- Austria, at 608,940 animals against 561,440 animals in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Austria and Romania?
- 47,500 animals, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Romania rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Austria ranks 70th and Romania ranks 72nd 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.