Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Italy
Italy: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 2.61 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Italy is 2.61 million animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Italy peaked at 5.19 million animals in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million animals, in 2014.
That places Italy 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.02 million animals | 3.21 million animals | 5.02 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.86 million animals | 4.51 million animals | 5.19 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 million animals | 4.79 million animals | 5.19 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.74 million animals | 4.41 million animals | 5.06 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.11 million animals | 3.81 million animals | 4.43 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 million animals | 2.51 million animals | 3.83 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 million animals | 2.54 million animals | 2.80 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 23 United Kingdom 2.85 million animals compare
- 24 Bangladesh 2.81 million animals compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 2.74 million animals compare
- 27 Spain 2.48 million animals compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 2.44 million animals compare
- 29 Paraguay 2.31 million animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Italy?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Italy was 2.61 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 million animals in 1985.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million animals in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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