Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Austria
Austria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 608,940 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Austria recorded 608,940 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Austria peaked at 954,875 animals in 1963 and was at its lowest, 608,940 animals, in 2024.
Austria ranks 70th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 857,479 animals | 769,505 animals | 954,875 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 769,442 animals | 712,548 animals | 843,994 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 806,222 animals | 745,032 animals | 869,421 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 758,153 animals | 650,286 animals | 864,928 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 686,012 animals | 654,238 animals | 719,232 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 687,358 animals | 675,905 animals | 702,333 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 631,446 animals | 608,940 animals | 644,650 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Austria?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Austria was 608,940 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 954,875 animals in 1963.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 608,940 animals in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Austria ranks 70th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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