Rwanda vs Sweden: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Rwanda
468,904 animals
in 2024
Sweden
433,650 animals
in 2024
Rwanda rank
81st
Sweden rank
84th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Rwanda
- Sweden
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 468,904 animals against 433,650 animals in Sweden, a difference of 35,254 animals.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Rwanda ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 84th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,418 animals | 1.00 million animals | 952,400 animals | Sweden |
| 1970s | 85,800 animals | 699,256 animals | 613,456 animals | Sweden |
| 1980s | 128,550 animals | 673,886 animals | 545,336 animals | Sweden |
| 1990s | 127,500 animals | 538,635 animals | 411,135 animals | Sweden |
| 2000s | 249,011 animals | 478,306 animals | 229,295 animals | Sweden |
| 2010s | 355,898 animals | 433,608 animals | 77,710 animals | Sweden |
| 2020s | 449,452 animals | 430,024 animals | 19,428 animals | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Rwanda or Sweden?
- Rwanda, at 468,904 animals against 433,650 animals in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Rwanda and Sweden?
- 35,254 animals, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sweden rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Rwanda ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 84th 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.