New Zealand vs Türkiye: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
New Zealand
4.68 million animals
in 2024
Türkiye
5.08 million animals
in 2024
New Zealand rank
13th
Türkiye rank
12th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- New Zealand
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 5.08 million animals against 4.68 million animals in New Zealand, a difference of 394,950 animals.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.57 million animals | 1.50 million animals | 1.07 million animals | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3.28 million animals | 1.98 million animals | 1.30 million animals | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.02 million animals | 2.88 million animals | 136,762 animals | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.25 million animals | 2.18 million animals | 1.07 million animals | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.70 million animals | 2.65 million animals | 1.05 million animals | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.27 million animals | 3.82 million animals | 450,226 animals | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.65 million animals | 5.26 million animals | 612,394 animals | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, New Zealand or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 5.08 million animals against 4.68 million animals in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between New Zealand and Türkiye?
- 394,950 animals, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Türkiye?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Türkiye rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- New Zealand ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 198 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.