Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sweden
Sweden: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 433,650 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sweden stood at 433,650 animals.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sweden peaked at 1.21 million animals in 1963 and was at its lowest, 406,030 animals, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 84th 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 | 1.00 million animals | 800,800 animals | 1.21 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 699,256 animals | 622,110 animals | 843,817 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 673,886 animals | 540,994 animals | 738,149 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 538,635 animals | 513,610 animals | 587,601 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 478,306 animals | 430,120 animals | 528,960 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 433,608 animals | 406,030 animals | 466,720 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 430,024 animals | 420,950 animals | 443,690 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sweden?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sweden was 433,650 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million animals in 1963.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,030 animals in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Sweden ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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