Germany vs Zimbabwe: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Germany
3.03 million animals
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.74 million animals
in 2024
Germany rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Germany
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.03 million animals against 2.74 million animals in Zimbabwe, a difference of 288,370 animals.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.35 million animals | 338,600 animals | 7.01 million animals | Germany |
| 1970s | 7.06 million animals | 606,780 animals | 6.46 million animals | Germany |
| 1980s | 7.41 million animals | 453,570 animals | 6.95 million animals | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.51 million animals | 2.39 million animals | 3.13 million animals | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.99 million animals | 2.65 million animals | 1.34 million animals | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.59 million animals | 2.75 million animals | 839,027 animals | Germany |
| 2020s | 3.12 million animals | 2.61 million animals | 519,582 animals | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Germany or Zimbabwe?
- Germany, at 3.03 million animals against 2.74 million animals in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Germany and Zimbabwe?
- 288,370 animals, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Zimbabwe rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Germany ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.