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
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.