Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain
Spain: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 2.48 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain is 2.48 million animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain peaked at 2.76 million animals in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million animals, in 1962.
That places Spain 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.30 million animals | 1.12 million animals | 1.52 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.78 million animals | 1.49 million animals | 2.04 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.90 million animals | 1.81 million animals | 1.98 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 million animals | 1.92 million animals | 2.55 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 million animals | 2.31 million animals | 2.76 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million animals | 2.18 million animals | 2.51 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million animals | 2.42 million animals | 2.60 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain was 2.48 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 million animals in 2003.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million animals in 1962.
- How does Spain rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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