Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania
Romania: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1,538 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,538 animals
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
73rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
6,297 animals
in 1991
All-time low
1,173 animals
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1,538 animals for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania peaked at 6,297 animals in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,173 animals, in 2019.
That places Romania 73rd 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,940 animals | — |
| 1962 | 4,278 animals | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 3,873 animals | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 3,841 animals | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 3,489 animals | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 4,121 animals | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 4,476 animals | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 4,992 animals | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 4,521 animals | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 4,164 animals | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 3,932 animals | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 4,151 animals | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 4,973 animals | +19.8% |
| 1974 | 4,740 animals | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 4,795 animals | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4,932 animals | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 5,370 animals | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 5,233 animals | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 5,849 animals | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 5,277 animals | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 5,205 animals | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 4,110 animals | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 3,288 animals | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 3,836 animals | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 4,110 animals | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 3,288 animals | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 3,562 animals | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 3,425 animals | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 3,836 animals | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 5,915 animals | +54.2% |
| 1991 | 6,297 animals | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 4,711 animals | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 4,376 animals | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 4,311 animals | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 4,075 animals | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 3,513 animals | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 3,605 animals | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 4,025 animals | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 4,041 animals | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3,822 animals | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 3,887 animals | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3,389 animals | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 3,025 animals | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 2,784 animals | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 3,472 animals | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 3,168 animals | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 3,260 animals | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,950 animals | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 2,609 animals | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 2,586 animals | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,397 animals | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1,937 animals | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 1,677 animals | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 1,830 animals | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 1,986 animals | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 1,959 animals | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,858 animals | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,268 animals | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 1,173 animals | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 1,709 animals | +45.7% |
| 2021 | 1,708 animals | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,686 animals | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,610 animals | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,538 animals | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,170 animals | 3,489 animals | 4,992 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,814 animals | 3,932 animals | 5,849 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,993 animals | 3,288 animals | 5,277 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,487 animals | 3,513 animals | 6,297 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,237 animals | 2,609 animals | 3,887 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,867 animals | 1,173 animals | 2,586 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,650 animals | 1,538 animals | 1,709 animals | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Romania was 1,538 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,297 animals in 1991.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,173 animals in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Romania ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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