Spain vs Zimbabwe: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Spain
2.48 million animals
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.74 million animals
in 2024
Spain rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Spain
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2.74 million animals against 2.48 million animals in Spain, a difference of 254,250 animals.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.30 million animals | 338,600 animals | 962,758 animals | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.78 million animals | 606,780 animals | 1.17 million animals | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.90 million animals | 453,570 animals | 1.44 million animals | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.19 million animals | 2.39 million animals | 195,302 animals | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.58 million animals | 2.65 million animals | 69,311 animals | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.34 million animals | 2.75 million animals | 414,719 animals | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 2.50 million animals | 2.61 million animals | 104,222 animals | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Spain or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2.74 million animals against 2.48 million animals in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 254,250 animals, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Zimbabwe rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Spain ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.