Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
45.89 million animals
China
Lowest
11 animals
Niue
Median
272,702 animals
Years covered
64
1961β2024
Data points
11,446
What the numbers show
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 45.89 million animals in China; the lowest is 11 animals in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 272,702 animals, and the mean is 1.80 million animals.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 333.0%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 73.4%).
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 45.89 million animals | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 2 | USSR | 40.30 million animals | 1991 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 39.69 million animals | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 32.16 million animals | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 5 | Argentina | 13.93 million animals | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 10.50 million animals | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 10.30 million animals | 1990 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 8.92 million animals | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 8.69 million animals | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 7.54 million animals | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 6.04 million animals | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 5.08 million animals | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 4.68 million animals | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 4.59 million animals | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 4.34 million animals | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 3.99 million animals | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 3.95 million animals | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 3.41 million animals | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 3.36 million animals | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 20 | Nigeria | 3.31 million animals | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 3.23 million animals | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 3.16 million animals | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 3.03 million animals | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 2.85 million animals | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 2.81 million animals | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 2.74 million animals | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 2.61 million animals | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 2.48 million animals | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 2.44 million animals | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 2.31 million animals | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 2.29 million animals | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 2.24 million animals | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 2.13 million animals | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 2.11 million animals | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 1.91 million animals | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 36 | Vietnam | 1.82 million animals | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bolivia | 1.70 million animals | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela | 1.67 million animals | 2024 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 39 | Belarus | 1.63 million animals | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 40 | Indonesia | 1.46 million animals | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 41 | Yemen | 1.43 million animals | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 1.40 million animals | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 43 | Iran | 1.39 million animals | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 1.38 million animals | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 1.37 million animals | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 1.34 million animals | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 1.29 million animals | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 1.27 million animals | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 1.27 million animals | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 1.16 million animals | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 1.16 million animals | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 52 | South Korea | 1.11 million animals | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 1.08 million animals | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 54 | Japan | 1.03 million animals | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 55 | South Sudan | 966,271 animals | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 909,318 animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 887,582 animals | 2024 | up 333.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 880,955 animals | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 59 | Mongolia | 857,651 animals | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 60 | Cameroon | 810,432 animals | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 809,220 animals | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 62 | Chile | 760,265 animals | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 752,994 animals | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 64 | Thailand | 724,716 animals | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea | 679,014 animals | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Malawi | 673,338 animals | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 648,036 animals | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 68 | Central African Republic | 642,964 animals | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Angola | 640,712 animals | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 70 | Myanmar | 609,126 animals | 2024 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 608,940 animals | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 72 | Switzerland | 602,708 animals | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 73 | Romania | 561,440 animals | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 74 | Mali | 560,209 animals | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 547,935 animals | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 76 | Somalia | 511,646 animals | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 496,629 animals | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 78 | Nepal | 484,000 animals | 1990 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 79 | Cambodia | 483,033 animals | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 482,928 animals | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 479,966 animals | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 82 | Rwanda | 468,904 animals | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 467,376 animals | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 84 | Denmark | 436,540 animals | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 85 | Sweden | 433,650 animals | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 409,528 animals | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 87 | Portugal | 402,420 animals | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 399,458 animals | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 366,772 animals | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Syria | 343,846 animals | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 91 | Panama | 326,791 animals | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 326,708 animals | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Georgia | 325,114 animals | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 94 | Botswana | 314,727 animals | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 95 | Haiti | 314,035 animals | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 96 | Ghana | 308,965 animals | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 97 | Norway | 305,000 animals | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 98 | Cuba | 300,000 animals | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia | 281,184 animals | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 100 | Finland | 264,220 animals | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 101 | Eritrea | 254,199 animals | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 102 | Mauritania | 247,091 animals | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 103 | Madagascar | 236,569 animals | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Niger | 233,112 animals | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 231,759 animals | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 106 | Czechia | 231,310 animals | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 223,892 animals | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 108 | Benin | 214,628 animals | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 202,331 animals | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 110 | Tunisia | 188,216 animals | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 182,882 animals | 2024 | up 114.1% | falling |
| 112 | Lebanon | 181,392 animals | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 164,177 animals | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 114 | Iraq | 163,675 animals | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 115 | Lithuania | 163,250 animals | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Croatia | 158,800 animals | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 117 | Jordan | 157,832 animals | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Mozambique | 150,246 animals | 2024 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 119 | Greece | 138,480 animals | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 120 | North Korea | 135,659 animals | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 121 | Oman | 130,091 animals | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Malaysia | 117,197 animals | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 116,570 animals | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 124 | El Salvador | 115,831 animals | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 125 | Namibia | 114,187 animals | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 126 | Slovenia | 105,410 animals | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 127 | Hungary | 91,120 animals | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 88,021 animals | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Burundi | 81,268 animals | 2024 | up 61.8% | falling |
| 130 | Togo | 81,000 animals | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 131 | Eswatini | 79,676 animals | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 132 | Latvia | 77,440 animals | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 67,665 animals | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 134 | Djibouti | 60,011 animals | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Palestine | 46,687 animals | 2022 | up 44.1% | falling |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 46,132 animals | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 137 | Taiwan | 39,898 animals | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,616 animals | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 139 | Congo | 35,372 animals | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovakia | 34,380 animals | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Libya | 32,226 animals | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Montenegro | 32,000 animals | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 143 | Estonia | 30,700 animals | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 28,554 animals | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 25,270 animals | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 146 | Iceland | 22,453 animals | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 147 | Hong Kong | 21,642 animals | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 21,543 animals | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 149 | Gambia | 21,471 animals | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 150 | Cyprus | 20,530 animals | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 151 | Bhutan | 18,930 animals | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Moldova | 17,988 animals | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | 17,424 animals | 2024 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 17,063 animals | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 13,393 animals | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 156 | East Timor | 13,342 animals | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 12,787 animals | 2024 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 12,500 animals | 2006 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 159 | Comoros | 11,146 animals | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 160 | Guyana | 11,106 animals | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 10,745 animals | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 162 | Belize | 10,500 animals | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 163 | Samoa | 8,557 animals | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 164 | Liberia | 8,388 animals | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 165 | Martinique | 8,150 animals | 2006 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 166 | Qatar | 7,618 animals | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Reunion | 7,600 animals | 2006 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 168 | Mauritius | 7,567 animals | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 169 | Gabon | 7,308 animals | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Suriname | 7,229 animals | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 171 | Kuwait | 7,118 animals | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Lesotho | 6,948 animals | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,800 animals | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 174 | Bahrain | 6,463 animals | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 4,467 animals | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 4,174 animals | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 177 | Malta | 4,030 animals | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 178 | Brunei | 3,779 animals | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Dominica | 3,022 animals | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 2,193 animals | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 181 | Macao | 2,127 animals | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 182 | French Guiana | 1,970 animals | 2006 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,937 animals | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 184 | Tonga | 1,820 animals | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 1,817 animals | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 186 | Grenada | 954 animals | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 187 | Barbados | 875 animals | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 188 | French Polynesia | 845 animals | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 515 animals | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 461 animals | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 440 animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 192 | Faroe Islands | 243 animals | 2024 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 226 animals | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 194 | Bahamas | 105 animals | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Singapore | 85 animals | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Seychelles | 83 animals | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 70 animals | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 198 | Niue | 11 animals | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |