Animals slaughtered for meat in Greece
Greece: Animals slaughtered for meat was 138,480 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
138,480
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
119th
of 198 countries
All-time high
655,638
in 1975
All-time low
138,480
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Animals slaughtered for meat in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 138,480 for 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, animals slaughtered for meat in Greece peaked at 655,638 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 138,480, 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.
Animals slaughtered for meat in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 401,844 | — |
| 1962 | 425,000 | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 438,638 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 436,701 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 439,238 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 490,226 | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 507,120 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 535,796 | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 592,120 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 559,015 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 534,582 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 511,333 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 471,000 | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 602,271 | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 655,638 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 654,251 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 621,658 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 595,789 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 478,680 | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 474,460 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 458,335 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 435,830 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 406,200 | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 460,425 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 404,500 | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 379,640 | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 392,552 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 379,000 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 366,000 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 392,090 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 386,000 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 357,000 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 347,124 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 335,045 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 340,794 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 336,889 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 339,677 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 346,298 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 343,858 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 339,449 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 349,039 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 355,009 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 355,235 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 366,328 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 349,591 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 348,604 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 366,090 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 350,817 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 356,725 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 343,719 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 338,436 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 330,412 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 335,054 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 220,720 | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 173,254 | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 169,341 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 184,234 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 166,290 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 144,450 | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 144,590 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 140,400 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 147,730 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 151,960 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 138,480 | -8.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 138,480 is below the median for high income countries, which is 161,025, 86% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 138,480 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 433,650, 32% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | 220,720 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 474,076 | 401,844 | 592,120 | 9 |
| 1970s | 568,422 | 471,000 | 655,638 | 10 |
| 1980s | 415,694 | 366,000 | 474,460 | 10 |
| 1990s | 352,478 | 335,045 | 392,090 | 10 |
| 2000s | 353,689 | 339,449 | 366,328 | 10 |
| 2010s | 240,591 | 144,450 | 343,719 | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,632 | 138,480 | 151,960 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.232 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5246 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animals slaughtered for meat in Greece?
- Animals slaughtered for meat in Greece was 138,480 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 655,638 in 1975.
- What is the lowest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,480 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for animals slaughtered for meat?
- Greece ranks 119th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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