Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
125,721
China
Lowest
0.0301
Niue
Median
747.13
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,446
What the numbers show
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 125,721 in China; the lowest is 0.0301 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 747.13, and the mean is 4,923.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 333.0%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 73.4%).
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 125,721 | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 2 | USSR | 110,411 | 1991 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 108,737 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 88,097 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 5 | Argentina | 38,169 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 28,773 | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 28,211 | 1990 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 24,441 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 23,807 | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 20,660 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 16,548 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 13,912 | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 12,830 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 12,564 | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 11,899 | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 10,921 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 10,814 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 9,349 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 9,199 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 20 | Nigeria | 9,066 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 8,837 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 8,667 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 8,291 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 7,814 | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 7,701 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 7,501 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 7,143 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 6,804 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 6,689 | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 6,332 | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 6,264 | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 6,147 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 5,826 | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 5,779 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 5,221 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 36 | Vietnam | 4,989 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bolivia | 4,670 | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela | 4,579 | 2024 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 39 | Belarus | 4,466 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 40 | Indonesia | 4,012 | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 41 | Yemen | 3,928 | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 3,823 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 43 | Iran | 3,800 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 3,782 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 3,764 | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 3,664 | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 3,544 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 3,489 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 3,479 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 3,173 | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 3,172 | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 52 | South Korea | 3,055 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 2,959 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 54 | Japan | 2,812 | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 55 | South Sudan | 2,647 | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 2,491 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 2,432 | 2024 | up 333.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 2,414 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 59 | Mongolia | 2,350 | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 60 | Cameroon | 2,220 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 2,217 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 62 | Chile | 2,083 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 2,063 | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 64 | Thailand | 1,986 | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea | 1,860 | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Malawi | 1,845 | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 1,775 | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 68 | Central African Republic | 1,762 | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Angola | 1,755 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 70 | Myanmar | 1,669 | 2024 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 1,668 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 72 | Switzerland | 1,651 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 73 | Romania | 1,538 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 74 | Mali | 1,535 | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,501 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 76 | Somalia | 1,402 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 1,361 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 78 | Nepal | 1,326 | 1990 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 79 | Cambodia | 1,323 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 1,323 | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 1,315 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 82 | Rwanda | 1,285 | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 1,280 | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 84 | Denmark | 1,196 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 85 | Sweden | 1,188 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 1,122 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 87 | Portugal | 1,103 | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 1,094 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 1,005 | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Syria | 942.04 | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 91 | Panama | 895.32 | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 895.09 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Georgia | 890.72 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 94 | Botswana | 862.27 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 95 | Haiti | 860.37 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 96 | Ghana | 846.48 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 97 | Norway | 835.62 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 98 | Cuba | 821.92 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia | 770.37 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 100 | Finland | 723.89 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 101 | Eritrea | 696.44 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 102 | Mauritania | 676.96 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 103 | Madagascar | 648.13 | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Niger | 638.66 | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 634.96 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 106 | Czechia | 633.73 | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 613.4 | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 108 | Benin | 588.02 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 554.33 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 110 | Tunisia | 515.66 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 501.05 | 2024 | up 114.1% | falling |
| 112 | Lebanon | 496.96 | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 449.8 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 114 | Iraq | 448.43 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 115 | Lithuania | 447.26 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Croatia | 435.07 | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 117 | Jordan | 432.42 | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Mozambique | 411.63 | 2024 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 119 | Greece | 379.4 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 120 | North Korea | 371.67 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 121 | Oman | 356.41 | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Malaysia | 321.09 | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 319.37 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 124 | El Salvador | 317.35 | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 125 | Namibia | 312.84 | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 126 | Slovenia | 288.8 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 127 | Hungary | 249.64 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 241.15 | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Burundi | 222.65 | 2024 | up 61.8% | falling |
| 130 | Togo | 221.92 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 131 | Eswatini | 218.29 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 132 | Latvia | 212.16 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 185.38 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 134 | Djibouti | 164.41 | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Palestine | 127.91 | 2022 | up 44.1% | falling |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 126.39 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 137 | Taiwan | 109.31 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 105.8 | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 139 | Congo | 96.91 | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovakia | 94.19 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Libya | 88.29 | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Montenegro | 87.67 | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 143 | Estonia | 84.11 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 78.23 | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 69.23 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 146 | Iceland | 61.52 | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 147 | Hong Kong | 59.29 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 59.02 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 149 | Gambia | 58.82 | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 150 | Cyprus | 56.25 | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 151 | Bhutan | 51.86 | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Moldova | 49.28 | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | 47.74 | 2024 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 46.75 | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 36.69 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 156 | East Timor | 36.55 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 35.03 | 2024 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 34.25 | 2006 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 159 | Comoros | 30.54 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 160 | Guyana | 30.43 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 29.44 | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 162 | Belize | 28.77 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 163 | Samoa | 23.44 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 164 | Liberia | 22.98 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 165 | Martinique | 22.33 | 2006 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 166 | Qatar | 20.87 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Reunion | 20.82 | 2006 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 168 | Mauritius | 20.73 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 169 | Gabon | 20.02 | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Suriname | 19.81 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 171 | Kuwait | 19.5 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Lesotho | 19.04 | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.63 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 174 | Bahrain | 17.71 | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 12.24 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 11.44 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 177 | Malta | 11.04 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 178 | Brunei | 10.35 | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Dominica | 8.28 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 6.01 | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 181 | Macao | 5.83 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 182 | French Guiana | 5.4 | 2006 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.31 | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 184 | Tonga | 4.99 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 4.98 | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 186 | Grenada | 2.61 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 187 | Barbados | 2.4 | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 188 | French Polynesia | 2.32 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.41 | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.26 | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.21 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 192 | Faroe Islands | 0.6658 | 2024 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.6192 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 194 | Bahamas | 0.2877 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Singapore | 0.2329 | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Seychelles | 0.2274 | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 0.1918 | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 198 | Niue | 0.0301 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |