Peru vs Uganda: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat

Peru
1.38 million animals
in 2024
Uganda
1.40 million animals
in 2024
Peru rank
43rd
Uganda rank
41st

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time

  • Peru
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.40 million animals against 1.38 million animals in Peru, a difference of 14,940 animals.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 613,471 animals 408,578 animals 204,894 animals Peru
1970s 716,366 animals 542,374 animals 173,992 animals Peru
1980s 748,299 animals 518,516 animals 229,783 animals Peru
1990s 721,178 animals 585,500 animals 135,678 animals Peru
2000s 1.04 million animals 933,200 animals 108,274 animals Peru
2010s 1.33 million animals 1.27 million animals 67,218 animals Peru
2020s 1.32 million animals 1.34 million animals 19,060 animals Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Peru or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.40 million animals against 1.38 million animals in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Peru and Uganda?
14,940 animals, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Peru and Uganda rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
Peru ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 41st 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