India vs Mexico: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
India
10.30 million animals
in 1990
Mexico
8.92 million animals
in 2024
India rank
6th
Mexico rank
7th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
India currently reports 10.30 million animals against 8.92 million animals in Mexico, a difference of 1.38 million animals.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 7th of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 million animals | 2.87 million animals | 4.03 million animals | India |
| 1970s | 8.54 million animals | 3.39 million animals | 5.15 million animals | India |
| 1980s | 10.49 million animals | 5.08 million animals | 5.41 million animals | India |
| 1990s | 10.30 million animals | 5.30 million animals | 5.00 million animals | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, India or Mexico?
- India, at 10.30 million animals against 8.92 million animals in Mexico as of 1990.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between India and Mexico?
- 1.38 million animals, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- India ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 7th 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.