Kenya vs Uruguay: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat

Kenya
2.24 million animals
in 2024
Uruguay
2.29 million animals
in 2024
Kenya rank
31st
Uruguay rank
30th

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time

  • Kenya
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 2.29 million animals against 2.24 million animals in Kenya, a difference of 42,660 animals.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Kenya ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 30th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 783,003 animals 1.41 million animals 626,033 animals Uruguay
1970s 1.13 million animals 1.60 million animals 469,457 animals Uruguay
1980s 1.60 million animals 1.71 million animals 111,251 animals Uruguay
1990s 2.01 million animals 1.64 million animals 365,843 animals Kenya
2000s 1.94 million animals 2.08 million animals 146,665 animals Uruguay
2010s 2.36 million animals 2.18 million animals 178,488 animals Kenya
2020s 1.98 million animals 2.30 million animals 326,990 animals Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Kenya or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 2.29 million animals against 2.24 million animals in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Kenya and Uruguay?
42,660 animals, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Uruguay rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
Kenya ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 30th 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