Hong Kong vs Iceland: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Hong Kong
21,642 animals
in 2024
Iceland
22,453 animals
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
147th
Iceland rank
146th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 22,453 animals against 21,642 animals in Hong Kong, a difference of 811 animals.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 147th and Iceland ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157,620 animals | 36,382 animals | 121,238 animals | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 196,843 animals | 34,337 animals | 162,506 animals | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 195,074 animals | 25,843 animals | 169,232 animals | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 111,314 animals | 23,822 animals | 87,492 animals | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 44,205 animals | 21,217 animals | 22,988 animals | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 24,544 animals | 21,370 animals | 3,174 animals | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 21,993 animals | 22,640 animals | 647 animals | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Hong Kong or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 22,453 animals against 21,642 animals in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Hong Kong and Iceland?
- 811 animals, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Iceland rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Hong Kong ranks 147th and Iceland ranks 146th of 198 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.