Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece
Greece: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 379.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece stood at 379.4. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece peaked at 1,796 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 379.4, in 2024.
That places Greece 119th 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 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,101 | — |
| 1962 | 1,164 | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 1,202 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 1,196 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1,203 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 1,343 | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 1,389 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1,468 | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 1,622 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 1,532 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 1,465 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 1,401 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 1,290 | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 1,650 | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 1,796 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 1,792 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,703 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 1,632 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 1,311 | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 1,300 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,256 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1,194 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1,113 | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1,261 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 1,108 | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 1,040 | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 1,075 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1,038 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 1,003 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1,074 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 1,058 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 978.08 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 951.02 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 917.93 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 933.68 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 922.98 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 930.62 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 948.76 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 942.08 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 930 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 956.27 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 972.63 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 973.25 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,004 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 957.78 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 955.08 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,003 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 961.14 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 977.33 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 941.7 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 927.22 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 905.24 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 917.96 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 604.71 | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 474.67 | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 463.95 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 504.75 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 455.59 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 395.75 | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 396.14 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 384.66 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 404.74 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 416.33 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 379.4 | -8.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 379.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 441.16, 86% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 379.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,188, 32% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -34.1% | 917.96 | 604.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,299 | 1,101 | 1,622 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,557 | 1,290 | 1,796 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,139 | 1,003 | 1,300 | 10 |
| 1990s | 965.69 | 917.93 | 1,074 | 10 |
| 2000s | 969.01 | 930 | 1,004 | 10 |
| 2010s | 659.15 | 395.75 | 941.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 396.25 | 379.4 | 416.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.232 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5246 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Greece was 379.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,796 in 1975.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 379.4 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Greece ranks 119th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from 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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