Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain
Spain: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 6,804 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,804 animals
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
28th
of 198 countries
All-time high
7,570 animals
in 2003
All-time low
3,071 animals
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Spain recorded 6,804 animals for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain peaked at 7,570 animals in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,071 animals, in 1962.
Spain ranks 28th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,373 animals | — |
| 1962 | 3,071 animals | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 3,235 animals | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 4,164 animals | +28.7% |
| 1965 | 3,130 animals | -24.8% |
| 1966 | 3,405 animals | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 3,693 animals | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 3,959 animals | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 4,059 animals | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 4,565 animals | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 4,747 animals | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 4,078 animals | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 4,692 animals | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 5,248 animals | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 5,584 animals | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 5,083 animals | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 5,157 animals | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 4,863 animals | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 4,778 animals | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 5,225 animals | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 5,271 animals | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 5,192 animals | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 5,177 animals | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 4,962 animals | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 4,963 animals | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,309 animals | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 5,436 animals | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 5,327 animals | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 5,091 animals | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 5,658 animals | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 5,765 animals | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 6,051 animals | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 5,503 animals | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 5,271 animals | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 5,452 animals | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 6,028 animals | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 6,392 animals | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 6,932 animals | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 6,999 animals | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6,968 animals | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6,987 animals | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7,376 animals | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 7,570 animals | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 7,485 animals | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 7,555 animals | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 7,121 animals | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 6,652 animals | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 6,789 animals | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6,319 animals | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 6,307 animals | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6,342 animals | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6,263 animals | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 6,088 animals | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 5,980 animals | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 6,394 animals | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 6,504 animals | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6,551 animals | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,747 animals | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 6,879 animals | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6,637 animals | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 6,993 animals | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 7,112 animals | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 6,714 animals | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 6,804 animals | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,565 animals | 3,071 animals | 4,164 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,879 animals | 4,078 animals | 5,584 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,195 animals | 4,962 animals | 5,436 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,005 animals | 5,271 animals | 6,999 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,082 animals | 6,319 animals | 7,570 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,405 animals | 5,980 animals | 6,879 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,852 animals | 6,637 animals | 7,112 animals | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Spain was 6,804 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7,570 animals in 2003.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,071 animals in 1962.
- How does Spain rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Spain ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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