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 126th out of 198 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 143,296 animals | — |
| 1993 | 215,691 animals | +50.5% |
| 1994 | 191,969 animals | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 185,799 animals | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 124,129 animals | -33.2% |
| 1997 | 124,750 animals | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 125,219 animals | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 129,455 animals | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 130,231 animals | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 140,393 animals | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 150,749 animals | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 162,320 animals | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 151,029 animals | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 137,618 animals | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 136,785 animals | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 128,087 animals | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 131,533 animals | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 125,264 animals | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 124,858 animals | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 124,447 animals | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 115,711 animals | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 110,326 animals | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 108,391 animals | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 112,038 animals | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 116,952 animals | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 120,116 animals | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 115,760 animals | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 116,300 animals | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 118,120 animals | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 123,300 animals | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 122,620 animals | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 112,030 animals | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 105,410 animals | -5.9% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 105,410 animals is below the median for high income countries, which is 161,025 animals, 65% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 105,410 animals is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 433,650 animals, 24% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +50.5% | 143,296 animals | 215,691 animals |
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 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More agriculture & rural data for Slovenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4401 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (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 126th out of 198 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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