Canada vs Chad: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat

Canada
3.41 million animals
in 2024
Chad
4.34 million animals
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
Chad rank
14th

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time

  • Canada
  • Chad
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 4.34 million animals against 3.41 million animals in Canada, a difference of 930,880 animals.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 17th and Chad ranks 14th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Chad in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Chad Difference Ahead
1960s 4.12 million animals 264,778 animals 3.85 million animals Canada
1970s 4.53 million animals 325,800 animals 4.20 million animals Canada
1980s 4.05 million animals 668,300 animals 3.38 million animals Canada
1990s 3.38 million animals 1.12 million animals 2.26 million animals Canada
2000s 3.94 million animals 1.88 million animals 2.06 million animals Canada
2010s 3.52 million animals 3.12 million animals 396,825 animals Canada
2020s 3.57 million animals 4.27 million animals 696,482 animals Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Canada or Chad?
Chad, at 4.34 million animals against 3.41 million animals in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Canada and Chad?
930,880 animals, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Chad?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Chad rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
Canada ranks 17th and Chad ranks 14th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Unit
animals
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 11,446 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed