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
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 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 20.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.28 million hectares (2024)
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 38th out of 197 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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