Kenya vs Netherlands: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat

Kenya
2.24 million animals
in 2024
Netherlands
2.11 million animals
in 2024
Kenya rank
31st
Netherlands rank
33rd

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time

  • Kenya
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.24 million animals against 2.11 million animals in Netherlands, a difference of 134,060 animals.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Kenya ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 783,003 animals 1.59 million animals 811,225 animals Netherlands
1970s 1.13 million animals 1.93 million animals 797,507 animals Netherlands
1980s 1.60 million animals 2.29 million animals 697,921 animals Netherlands
1990s 2.01 million animals 2.44 million animals 428,000 animals Netherlands
2000s 1.94 million animals 1.94 million animals 8,243 animals Netherlands
2010s 2.36 million animals 2.05 million animals 311,355 animals Kenya
2020s 1.98 million animals 2.11 million animals 130,792 animals Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Kenya or Netherlands?
Kenya, at 2.24 million animals against 2.11 million animals in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Kenya and Netherlands?
134,060 animals, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Netherlands rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
Kenya ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 33rd 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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