Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania
Romania: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 561,440 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Romania recorded 561,440 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania peaked at 2.30 million animals in 1991 and was at its lowest, 428,250 animals, in 2019.
Romania ranks 72nd of 197 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 million animals | 1.27 million animals | 1.82 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.76 million animals | 1.44 million animals | 2.13 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 million animals | 1.20 million animals | 1.93 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 million animals | 1.28 million animals | 2.30 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million animals | 952,167 animals | 1.42 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 681,489 animals | 428,250 animals | 944,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 602,350 animals | 561,440 animals | 623,900 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania was 561,440 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million animals in 1991.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,250 animals in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Romania ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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