Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belgium
Belgium: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 2,217 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belgium, 2000–2024
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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belgium is 2,217 animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belgium peaked at 2,555 animals in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2,069 animals, in 2022.
That places Belgium 61st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belgium, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,282 animals | — |
| 2001 | 2,393 animals | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2,555 animals | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 2,339 animals | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 2,308 animals | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,255 animals | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,245 animals | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,234 animals | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,226 animals | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,164 animals | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2,288 animals | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2,348 animals | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,254 animals | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2,209 animals | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,289 animals | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2,391 animals | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2,497 animals | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,521 animals | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,433 animals | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2,296 animals | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 2,144 animals | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2,101 animals | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2,069 animals | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,113 animals | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,217 animals | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,300 animals | 2,164 animals | 2,555 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,352 animals | 2,209 animals | 2,521 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,129 animals | 2,069 animals | 2,217 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belgium?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Belgium was 2,217 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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2,555 animals in 2002.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,069 animals in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Belgium ranks 61st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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 Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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