Austria vs Switzerland: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat
Austria
1,668 animals
in 2024
Switzerland
1,651 animals
in 2024
Austria rank
71st
Switzerland rank
72nd
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1,668 animals against 1,651 animals in Switzerland, a difference of 17 animals.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,349 animals | 2,192 animals | 157.16 animals | Austria |
| 1970s | 2,108 animals | 2,218 animals | 109.5 animals | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2,209 animals | 2,278 animals | 68.72 animals | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2,077 animals | 2,124 animals | 46.37 animals | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,879 animals | 1,776 animals | 103.97 animals | Austria |
| 2010s | 1,883 animals | 1,744 animals | 139.21 animals | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,730 animals | 1,645 animals | 84.73 animals | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily number of animals slaughtered for meat, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 1,668 animals against 1,651 animals in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in daily number of animals slaughtered for meat between Austria and Switzerland?
- 17 animals, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Austria ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 72nd of 198 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 Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.