Poland vs Uruguay: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Poland
2.13 million animals
in 2024
Uruguay
2.29 million animals
in 2024
Poland rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
30th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Poland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.29 million animals against 2.13 million animals in Poland, a difference of 159,660 animals.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.57 million animals | 1.41 million animals | 3.16 million animals | Poland |
| 1970s | 4.55 million animals | 1.60 million animals | 2.96 million animals | Poland |
| 1980s | 4.15 million animals | 1.71 million animals | 2.44 million animals | Poland |
| 1990s | 3.14 million animals | 1.64 million animals | 1.50 million animals | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.73 million animals | 2.08 million animals | 355,010 animals | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.70 million animals | 2.18 million animals | 481,528 animals | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.87 million animals | 2.30 million animals | 432,722 animals | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Poland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.29 million animals against 2.13 million animals in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Poland and Uruguay?
- 159,660 animals, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Uruguay rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Poland ranks 32nd 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.