Canada vs France: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat
Canada
9,349 animals
in 2024
France
10,921 animals
in 2024
Canada rank
18th
France rank
16th
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 10,921 animals against 9,349 animals in Canada, a difference of 1,572 animals.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 18th and France ranks 16th of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,281 animals | 22,171 animals | 10,890 animals | France |
| 1970s | 12,403 animals | 21,693 animals | 9,290 animals | France |
| 1980s | 11,092 animals | 20,959 animals | 9,868 animals | France |
| 1990s | 9,263 animals | 17,186 animals | 7,923 animals | France |
| 2000s | 10,803 animals | 15,030 animals | 4,226 animals | France |
| 2010s | 9,642 animals | 13,109 animals | 3,467 animals | France |
| 2020s | 9,779 animals | 11,632 animals | 1,853 animals | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily number of animals slaughtered for meat, Canada or France?
- France, at 10,921 animals against 9,349 animals in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in daily number of animals slaughtered for meat between Canada and France?
- 1,572 animals, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Canada ranks 18th and France ranks 16th 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.