Japan vs Switzerland: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre
Japan
2,323 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Switzerland
2,279 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
34th
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,323 animals per square kilometre against 2,279 animals per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 44 animals per square kilometre.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 191 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 479.35 animals per square kilometre | 235.92 animals per square kilometre | 243.43 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 1,416 animals per square kilometre | 417.06 animals per square kilometre | 998.57 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,032 animals per square kilometre | 564.1 animals per square kilometre | 1,468 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,796 animals per square kilometre | 750.87 animals per square kilometre | 1,045 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,833 animals per square kilometre | 1,115 animals per square kilometre | 718.08 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,080 animals per square kilometre | 1,656 animals per square kilometre | 424.01 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,263 animals per square kilometre | 2,187 animals per square kilometre | 75.55 animals per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 2,323 animals per square kilometre against 2,279 animals per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre between Japan and Switzerland?
- 44 animals per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.