Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Austria
Austria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 608,940 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
608,940 animals
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
71st
of 198 countries
All-time high
954,875 animals
in 1963
All-time low
608,940 animals
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 71st of 198 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Austria, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 836,446 animals | — |
| 1962 | 931,016 animals | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 954,875 animals | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 855,224 animals | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 769,505 animals | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 841,897 animals | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 861,689 animals | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 862,036 animals | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 804,620 animals | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 752,230 animals | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 758,927 animals | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 722,423 animals | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 712,548 animals | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 837,417 animals | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 843,994 animals | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 790,539 animals | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 737,244 animals | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 752,280 animals | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 786,821 animals | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 795,874 animals | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 755,534 animals | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 755,595 animals | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 745,032 animals | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 815,915 animals | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 851,275 animals | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 869,421 animals | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 866,388 animals | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 826,262 animals | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 780,927 animals | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 825,459 animals | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 864,928 animals | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 858,477 animals | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 779,513 animals | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 738,979 animals | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 650,286 animals | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 768,932 animals | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 735,692 animals | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 685,101 animals | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 674,164 animals | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 671,462 animals | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 719,232 animals | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 707,274 animals | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 684,951 animals | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 674,070 animals | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 654,238 animals | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 682,763 animals | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 675,374 animals | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 690,974 animals | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 699,783 animals | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 702,333 animals | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 688,489 animals | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 679,772 animals | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 692,369 animals | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 675,905 animals | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 695,174 animals | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 686,525 animals | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 678,258 animals | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 694,230 animals | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 680,530 animals | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 644,650 animals | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 644,160 animals | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 638,990 animals | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 620,490 animals | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 608,940 animals | -1.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 608,940 animals is above the median for high income countries, which is 161,025 animals, 3.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Austria's 608,940 animals is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 433,650 animals, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (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 71st out of 198 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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