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
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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.

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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