China vs India: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre
China
1,264 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
India
1,128 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
China rank
62nd
India rank
65th
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 1,264 animals per square kilometre against 1,128 animals per square kilometre in India, a difference of 136 animals per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 62nd and India ranks 65th of 191 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.25 animals per square kilometre | 26.95 animals per square kilometre | 26.3 animals per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 78.01 animals per square kilometre | 32.92 animals per square kilometre | 45.09 animals per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 130.16 animals per square kilometre | 69.72 animals per square kilometre | 60.45 animals per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 398.11 animals per square kilometre | 214.79 animals per square kilometre | 183.33 animals per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 729.18 animals per square kilometre | 412.92 animals per square kilometre | 316.26 animals per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 1,006 animals per square kilometre | 769.54 animals per square kilometre | 236.6 animals per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 1,219 animals per square kilometre | 1,046 animals per square kilometre | 173.06 animals per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre, China or India?
- China, at 1,264 animals per square kilometre against 1,128 animals per square kilometre in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre between China and India?
- 136 animals per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 62nd and India ranks 65th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.