Denmark vs Sweden: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Denmark
436,540 animals
in 2024
Sweden
433,650 animals
in 2024
Denmark rank
83rd
Sweden rank
84th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 436,540 animals against 433,650 animals in Sweden, a difference of 2,890 animals.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 84th of 197 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 million animals | 1.00 million animals | 127,416 animals | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.07 million animals | 699,256 animals | 368,409 animals | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.00 million animals | 673,886 animals | 328,437 animals | Denmark |
| 1990s | 756,023 animals | 538,635 animals | 217,388 animals | Denmark |
| 2000s | 556,902 animals | 478,306 animals | 78,596 animals | Denmark |
| 2010s | 488,433 animals | 433,608 animals | 54,825 animals | Denmark |
| 2020s | 447,752 animals | 430,024 animals | 17,728 animals | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 436,540 animals against 433,650 animals in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Denmark and Sweden?
- 2,890 animals, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Denmark ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 84th 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.