Which has higher land animals slaughtered for meat, Iran or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 2.64 billion animals against 1.88 billion animals in Iran as of 2024.

What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat between Iran and Russian Federation?

759.93 million animals, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russian Federation?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Russian Federation: Land animals slaughtered for meat

Iran

1.88 billion animals

in 2024

Russian Federation

2.64 billion animals

in 2024

Iran rank

10th

Russian Federation rank

6th

Land animals slaughtered for meat over time

Iran
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2.64 billion animals against 1.88 billion animals in Iran, a difference of 759.93 million animals.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Iran ranks 10th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	463.60 million animals	799.14 million animals	335.54 million animals	Russian Federation
2000s	1.04 billion animals	968.68 million animals	74.73 million animals	Iran
2010s	1.67 billion animals	2.26 billion animals	583.37 million animals	Russian Federation
2020s	1.86 billion animals	2.54 billion animals	685.69 million animals	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land animals slaughtered for meat, Iran or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 2.64 billion animals against 1.88 billion animals in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat between Iran and Russian Federation?: 759.93 million animals, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russian Federation?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Iran and Russian Federation rank globally for land animals slaughtered for meat?: Iran ranks 10th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land animals slaughtered for meat
Unit: animals
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,563 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.