Canada vs France: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Canada
3.41 million animals
in 2024
France
3.99 million animals
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
France rank
15th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.99 million animals against 3.41 million animals in Canada, a difference of 573,740 animals.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 17th and France ranks 15th of 197 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.12 million animals | 8.09 million animals | 3.97 million animals | France |
| 1970s | 4.53 million animals | 7.92 million animals | 3.39 million animals | France |
| 1980s | 4.05 million animals | 7.65 million animals | 3.60 million animals | France |
| 1990s | 3.38 million animals | 6.27 million animals | 2.89 million animals | France |
| 2000s | 3.94 million animals | 5.49 million animals | 1.54 million animals | France |
| 2010s | 3.52 million animals | 4.78 million animals | 1.27 million animals | France |
| 2020s | 3.57 million animals | 4.25 million animals | 676,384 animals | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Canada or France?
- France, at 3.99 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 France?
- 573,740 animals, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Canada ranks 17th and France ranks 15th 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.