Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Portugal
Portugal: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 402,420 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 402,420 animals.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Portugal peaked at 582,407 animals in 1989 and was at its lowest, 307,477 animals, in 1967.
That places Portugal 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 392,954 animals | 307,477 animals | 475,009 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 432,306 animals | 369,616 animals | 509,735 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 492,714 animals | 425,812 animals | 582,407 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 452,500 animals | 381,192 animals | 537,649 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 434,651 animals | 374,760 animals | 480,684 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 380,236 animals | 341,124 animals | 414,857 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 407,464 animals | 393,310 animals | 426,400 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 191,630 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Portugal?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Portugal was 402,420 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 582,407 animals in 1989.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 307,477 animals in 1967.
- How does Portugal rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Portugal ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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