Chad vs France: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat

Chad
4.34 million animals
in 2024
France
3.99 million animals
in 2024
Chad rank
14th
France rank
15th

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time

  • Chad
  • France
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 4.34 million animals against 3.99 million animals in France, a difference of 357,140 animals.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times France's.

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

Chad ranks 14th and France ranks 15th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad France Difference Ahead
1960s 264,778 animals 8.09 million animals 7.83 million animals France
1970s 325,800 animals 7.92 million animals 7.59 million animals France
1980s 668,300 animals 7.65 million animals 6.98 million animals France
1990s 1.12 million animals 6.27 million animals 5.15 million animals France
2000s 1.88 million animals 5.49 million animals 3.61 million animals France
2010s 3.12 million animals 4.78 million animals 1.66 million animals France
2020s 4.27 million animals 4.25 million animals 20,098 animals Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Chad or France?
Chad, at 4.34 million animals against 3.99 million animals in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Chad and France?
357,140 animals, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Chad and France rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
Chad ranks 14th 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.

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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
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