India vs Pakistan: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat
India
28,211 animals
in 1990
Pakistan
28,773 animals
in 2024
India rank
7th
Pakistan rank
6th
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 28,773 animals against 28,211 animals in India, a difference of 562 animals.
Across all 30 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,921 animals | 3,406 animals | 15,514 animals | India |
| 1970s | 23,384 animals | 3,951 animals | 19,434 animals | India |
| 1980s | 28,726 animals | 4,451 animals | 24,276 animals | India |
| 1990s | 28,211 animals | 4,795 animals | 23,416 animals | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily number of animals slaughtered for meat, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 28,773 animals against 28,211 animals in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in daily number of animals slaughtered for meat between India and Pakistan?
- 562 animals, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- India ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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.