Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece
Greece: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 138,480 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
138,480 animals
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
119th
of 198 countries
All-time high
655,638 animals
in 1975
All-time low
138,480 animals
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Greece recorded 138,480 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 8.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece peaked at 655,638 animals in 1975 and was at its lowest, 138,480 animals, in 2024.
Greece ranks 119th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 401,844 animals | — |
| 1962 | 425,000 animals | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 438,638 animals | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 436,701 animals | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 439,238 animals | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 490,226 animals | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 507,120 animals | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 535,796 animals | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 592,120 animals | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 559,015 animals | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 534,582 animals | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 511,333 animals | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 471,000 animals | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 602,271 animals | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 655,638 animals | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 654,251 animals | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 621,658 animals | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 595,789 animals | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 478,680 animals | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 474,460 animals | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 458,335 animals | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 435,830 animals | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 406,200 animals | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 460,425 animals | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 404,500 animals | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 379,640 animals | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 392,552 animals | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 379,000 animals | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 366,000 animals | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 392,090 animals | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 386,000 animals | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 357,000 animals | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 347,124 animals | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 335,045 animals | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 340,794 animals | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 336,889 animals | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 339,677 animals | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 346,298 animals | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 343,858 animals | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 339,449 animals | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 349,039 animals | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 355,009 animals | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 355,235 animals | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 366,328 animals | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 349,591 animals | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 348,604 animals | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 366,090 animals | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 350,817 animals | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 356,725 animals | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 343,719 animals | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 338,436 animals | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 330,412 animals | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 335,054 animals | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 220,720 animals | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 173,254 animals | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 169,341 animals | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 184,234 animals | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 166,290 animals | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 144,450 animals | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 144,590 animals | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 140,400 animals | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 147,730 animals | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 151,960 animals | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 138,480 animals | -8.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 138,480 animals is below the median for high income countries, which is 161,025 animals, 86% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 138,480 animals is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 433,650 animals, 32% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -34.1% | 335,054 animals | 220,720 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 474,076 animals | 401,844 animals | 592,120 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 568,422 animals | 471,000 animals | 655,638 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 415,694 animals | 366,000 animals | 474,460 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 352,478 animals | 335,045 animals | 392,090 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 353,689 animals | 339,449 animals | 366,328 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 240,591 animals | 144,450 animals | 343,719 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,632 animals | 138,480 animals | 151,960 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece was 138,480 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 655,638 animals in 1975.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,480 animals in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Greece ranks 119th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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