Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Slovenia
Slovenia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 105,410 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Slovenia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 105,410 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Slovenia peaked at 215,691 animals in 1993 and was at its lowest, 105,410 animals, in 2024.
That places Slovenia 125th 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 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155,038 animals | 124,129 animals | 215,691 animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 139,401 animals | 125,264 animals | 162,320 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,490 animals | 108,391 animals | 124,858 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,296 animals | 105,410 animals | 123,300 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Slovenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 937,832 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 44.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 102,180 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Slovenia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Slovenia was 105,410 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 215,691 animals in 1993.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,410 animals in 2024.
- How does Slovenia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Slovenia ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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