Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uruguay
Uruguay: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 2.29 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2.29 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uruguay peaked at 2.62 million animals in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million animals, in 1966.
Uruguay ranks 30th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.41 million animals | 1.11 million animals | 1.78 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.60 million animals | 1.29 million animals | 2.16 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 million animals | 1.26 million animals | 2.17 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 million animals | 1.26 million animals | 2.11 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 million animals | 1.41 million animals | 2.62 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million animals | 1.98 million animals | 2.36 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million animals | 2.01 million animals | 2.53 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uruguay?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uruguay was 2.29 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million animals in 2006.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million animals in 1966.
- How does Uruguay rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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