Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Russia
Russia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 7.54 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Russia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Russia recorded 7.54 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Russia peaked at 20.14 million animals in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.52 million animals, in 2023.
Russia ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.31 million animals | 12.07 million animals | 20.14 million animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.82 million animals | 9.40 million animals | 12.21 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.39 million animals | 7.88 million animals | 9.32 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.66 million animals | 7.52 million animals | 7.86 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Rural population 35.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Russia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Russia was 7.54 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.14 million animals in 1992.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.52 million animals in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Russia ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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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