Spain vs Uruguay: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Spain
2.48 million animals
in 2024
Uruguay
2.29 million animals
in 2024
Spain rank
27th
Uruguay rank
30th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.48 million animals against 2.29 million animals in Uruguay, a difference of 197,350 animals.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Spain ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.30 million animals | 1.41 million animals | 107,678 animals | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.78 million animals | 1.60 million animals | 183,250 animals | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.90 million animals | 1.71 million animals | 188,108 animals | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.19 million animals | 1.64 million animals | 547,311 animals | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.58 million animals | 2.08 million animals | 503,152 animals | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.34 million animals | 2.18 million animals | 153,133 animals | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.50 million animals | 2.30 million animals | 196,270 animals | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Spain or Uruguay?
- Spain, at 2.48 million animals against 2.29 million animals in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Spain and Uruguay?
- 197,350 animals, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Spain ranks 27th 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.