Cuba vs Norway: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat

Cuba
300,000 animals
in 2024
Norway
305,000 animals
in 2024
Cuba rank
97th
Norway rank
96th

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time

  • Cuba
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 305,000 animals against 300,000 animals in Cuba, a difference of 5,000 animals.

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

Cuba ranks 97th and Norway ranks 96th of 197 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 1.02 million animals 457,587 animals 567,290 animals Cuba
1970s 950,090 animals 367,033 animals 583,057 animals Cuba
1980s 903,743 animals 372,902 animals 530,841 animals Cuba
1990s 571,307 animals 353,628 animals 217,679 animals Cuba
2000s 415,309 animals 337,629 animals 77,680 animals Cuba
2010s 441,980 animals 300,360 animals 141,620 animals Cuba
2020s 351,374 animals 307,464 animals 43,910 animals Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Cuba or Norway?
Norway, at 305,000 animals against 300,000 animals in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Cuba and Norway?
5,000 animals, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Norway?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Norway rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
Cuba ranks 97th and Norway ranks 96th 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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