Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan
Taiwan: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 39,898 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 39,898 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan peaked at 41,342 animals in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,210 animals, in 1961.
That places Taiwan 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,938 animals | 4,210 animals | 21,143 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,722 animals | 8,563 animals | 35,032 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,761 animals | 12,303 animals | 21,502 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,406 animals | 19,892 animals | 28,970 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,538 animals | 24,505 animals | 28,733 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,416 animals | 29,100 animals | 36,741 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,741 animals | 37,933 animals | 41,342 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan
- Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Meat supply per person 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fish and seafood consumption per capita 30.4 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 30.4 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (2023)
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 95,000 tonnes (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Daily meat consumption per person 250.69 grams per day per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan was 39,898 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 41,342 animals in 2022.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,210 animals in 1961.
- How does Taiwan rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Taiwan ranks 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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