Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Brazil
Brazil: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 39.69 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Brazil stood at 39.69 million animals.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Brazil peaked at 42.33 million animals in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.99 million animals, in 1962.
That places Brazil 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.80 million animals | 6.99 million animals | 9.48 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.84 million animals | 9.28 million animals | 14.80 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.95 million animals | 15.80 million animals | 23.30 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.56 million animals | 22.50 million animals | 30.54 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.40 million animals | 31.14 million animals | 42.33 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.56 million animals | 37.59 million animals | 41.59 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.24 million animals | 27.70 million animals | 39.69 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Brazil?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Brazil was 39.69 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 42.33 million animals in 2007.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 million animals in 1962.
- How does Brazil rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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