Spain vs Uruguay: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat
Spain
6,804 animals
in 2024
Uruguay
6,264 animals
in 2024
Spain rank
28th
Uruguay rank
31st
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6,804 animals against 6,264 animals in Uruguay, a difference of 540 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 28th and Uruguay ranks 31st of 198 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 | 3,565 animals | 3,860 animals | 295 animals | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 4,879 animals | 4,377 animals | 502.06 animals | Spain |
| 1980s | 5,195 animals | 4,680 animals | 515.36 animals | Spain |
| 1990s | 6,005 animals | 4,506 animals | 1,499 animals | Spain |
| 2000s | 7,082 animals | 5,704 animals | 1,379 animals | Spain |
| 2010s | 6,405 animals | 5,986 animals | 419.55 animals | Spain |
| 2020s | 6,852 animals | 6,314 animals | 537.72 animals | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily number of animals slaughtered for meat, Spain or Uruguay?
- Spain, at 6,804 animals against 6,264 animals in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in daily number of animals slaughtered for meat between Spain and Uruguay?
- 540 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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Spain ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 31st 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.