Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 109.31 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
109.31 animals
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
137th
of 198 countries
All-time high
113.27 animals
in 2022
All-time low
11.53 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, China, 1961–2024
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 Taiwan, China is 109.31 animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, China peaked at 113.27 animals in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.53 animals, in 1961.
Taiwan, China ranks 137th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.53 animals | — |
| 1962 | 27.05 animals | +134.5% |
| 1963 | 42.3 animals | +56.4% |
| 1964 | 35.68 animals | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 21.32 animals | -40.3% |
| 1966 | 25.75 animals | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 39.92 animals | +55.0% |
| 1968 | 57.54 animals | +44.1% |
| 1969 | 57.93 animals | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 51.87 animals | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 41.02 animals | -20.9% |
| 1972 | 25.93 animals | -36.8% |
| 1973 | 33.31 animals | +28.5% |
| 1974 | 31.31 animals | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 23.46 animals | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 67.26 animals | +186.7% |
| 1977 | 95.98 animals | +42.7% |
| 1978 | 64.02 animals | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 51.38 animals | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 35.65 animals | -30.6% |
| 1981 | 33.71 animals | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 36.47 animals | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 43.9 animals | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 39.53 animals | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 37.45 animals | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 42.81 animals | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 44.58 animals | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 58.91 animals | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 58.8 animals | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 57.35 animals | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 54.5 animals | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 57.07 animals | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 59.08 animals | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 61.73 animals | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 79.07 animals | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 78.54 animals | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.37 animals | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 71.17 animals | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 70.79 animals | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 67.14 animals | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 69.28 animals | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 72.65 animals | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 75.66 animals | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 70.11 animals | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 77.61 animals | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 72.38 animals | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 70.52 animals | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 73.02 animals | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 78.72 animals | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 82.19 animals | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 79.73 animals | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 80.06 animals | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.85 animals | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 89.59 animals | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 88.49 animals | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.67 animals | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.22 animals | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 96.65 animals | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 100.66 animals | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 103.93 animals | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 106.02 animals | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 113.27 animals | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 111.87 animals | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 109.31 animals | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.45 animals | 11.53 animals | 57.93 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.55 animals | 23.46 animals | 95.98 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.18 animals | 33.71 animals | 58.91 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.87 animals | 54.5 animals | 79.37 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.71 animals | 67.14 animals | 78.72 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.81 animals | 79.73 animals | 100.66 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.88 animals | 103.93 animals | 113.27 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan, China
- Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Meat supply per person 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 38.2% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 38.2% (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 60.5% (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption in the United States 42.32 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 95,000 tonnes (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, China?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, China was 109.31 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 Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 113.27 animals in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.53 animals in 1961.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Taiwan, China ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan, China 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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