Netherlands vs Uruguay: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Netherlands
2.11 million animals
in 2024
Uruguay
2.29 million animals
in 2024
Netherlands rank
33rd
Uruguay rank
30th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Netherlands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.29 million animals against 2.11 million animals in Netherlands, a difference of 176,720 animals.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 million animals | 1.41 million animals | 185,192 animals | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.93 million animals | 1.60 million animals | 328,050 animals | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.29 million animals | 1.71 million animals | 586,670 animals | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.44 million animals | 1.64 million animals | 793,843 animals | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.94 million animals | 2.08 million animals | 138,422 animals | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.05 million animals | 2.18 million animals | 132,867 animals | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.11 million animals | 2.30 million animals | 196,198 animals | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Netherlands or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.29 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 Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 176,720 animals, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd 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.