Kenya vs Poland: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat

Kenya
2.24 million animals
in 2024
Poland
2.13 million animals
in 2024
Kenya rank
31st
Poland rank
32nd

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time

  • Kenya
  • Poland
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.24 million animals against 2.13 million animals in Poland, a difference of 117,000 animals.

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

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

Kenya ranks 31st and Poland ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 783,003 animals 4.57 million animals 3.79 million animals Poland
1970s 1.13 million animals 4.55 million animals 3.43 million animals Poland
1980s 1.60 million animals 4.15 million animals 2.55 million animals Poland
1990s 2.01 million animals 3.14 million animals 1.13 million animals Poland
2000s 1.94 million animals 1.73 million animals 208,345 animals Kenya
2010s 2.36 million animals 1.70 million animals 660,016 animals Kenya
2020s 1.98 million animals 1.87 million animals 105,732 animals Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Kenya or Poland?
Kenya, at 2.24 million animals against 2.13 million animals in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Kenya and Poland?
117,000 animals, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Poland rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
Kenya ranks 31st and Poland ranks 32nd 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
Last refreshed