Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belarus
Belarus: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.63 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.63 million animals
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
39th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.77 million animals
in 1992
All-time low
1.25 million animals
in 2000
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 1.63 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belarus peaked at 2.77 million animals in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million animals, in 2000.
Belarus ranks 39th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belarus, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.77 million animals | — |
| 1993 | 2.53 million animals | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 2.19 million animals | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 1.80 million animals | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 1.60 million animals | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million animals | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million animals | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million animals | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million animals | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 1.36 million animals | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.37 million animals | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million animals | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million animals | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million animals | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million animals | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million animals | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.56 million animals | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million animals | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 1.78 million animals | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million animals | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.70 million animals | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million animals | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million animals | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million animals | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.73 million animals | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.75 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million animals | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million animals | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.73 million animals | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.71 million animals | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million animals | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.70 million animals | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.63 million animals | -4.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.63 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 5.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.63 million animals is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 433,650 animals, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.94 million animals | 1.49 million animals | 2.77 million animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million animals | 1.25 million animals | 1.79 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 million animals | 1.70 million animals | 1.83 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million animals | 1.63 million animals | 1.75 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belarus?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belarus was 1.63 million 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million animals in 1992.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million animals in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Belarus ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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