Land animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Land animals slaughtered for meat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
203.48 % change on previous year
Mongolia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Luxembourg
Median
1.72 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
11,355
What the numbers show
Land animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 203.48 % change on previous year in Mongolia; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.72 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.75 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 12,988.2%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 53,026.2%).
Land animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 203.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,485.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Rwanda | 67.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,166.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 33.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,139.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Guyana | 31.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,140.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Syria | 28.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 262.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Gambia | 27.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia | 26.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,943.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Montenegro | 25.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 743.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 418.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Benin | 23.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 645.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Martinique | 20.3 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Serbia | 13.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Bhutan | 12.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,047.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 12.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Senegal | 11.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Singapore | 11.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 690.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Belarus | 9.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 9.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 9.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 8.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 207.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Spain | 8.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 7.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkey | 7.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Croatia | 7.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12,988.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,407.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 395.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 6.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 532.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Belize | 6.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 6.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | 5.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 5.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Laos | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 5.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,621.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 528.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Mali | 5.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Malta | 5.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,790.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 4.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 4.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Italy | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Panama | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Vietnam | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Samoa | 4.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Botswana | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Paraguay | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Niue | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Angola | 4.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Cameroon | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Taiwan | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Kiribati | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Jamaica | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 710.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Portugal | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Japan | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Slovenia | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Belgium | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Colombia | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Nigeria | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Reunion | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Denmark | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Thailand | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Fiji | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,017.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Australia | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 780.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Ireland | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 88 | New Zealand | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Tanzania | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Brunei | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 91 | China | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Madagascar | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 825.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Algeria | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Iraq | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Hong Kong | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 98 | French Polynesia | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Cook Islands | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Iran | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Russia | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 102 | New Caledonia | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Czechia | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,990.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Cyprus | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Liberia | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Greece | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Israel | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Ghana | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 110 | India | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Zambia | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 297.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Switzerland | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 520.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Yemen | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9639 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,630.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Niger | 0.9035 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Latvia | 0.8917 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Oman | 0.8721 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7937 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Mexico | 0.7679 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 122 | United States | 0.7644 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 216.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Somalia | 0.7492 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 0.7287 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Sweden | 0.6744 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Haiti | 0.6289 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 127 | South Africa | 0.6189 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Norway | 0.6074 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Chile | 0.5647 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Micronesia (country) | 0.495 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Indonesia | 0.4747 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.473 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Canada | 0.4606 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritania | 0.4395 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Honduras | 0.3816 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Chad | 0.2876 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Central African Republic | 0.2861 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Comoros | 0.271 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Dominica | 0.2688 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Congo | 0.2491 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Lebanon | 0.2487 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Malaysia | 0.2095 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Cambodia | 0.1481 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 0.1061 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Argentina | -0.1749 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Namibia | -0.1815 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Germany | -0.3121 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Albania | -0.4077 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | -0.5038 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Eswatini | -0.5618 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | -0.604 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 157 | North Korea | -0.6261 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Libya | -0.6606 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Qatar | -0.7151 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Iceland | -0.8103 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Uganda | -0.8493 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Gabon | -0.8598 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 251.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.9146 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 239.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Jordan | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Bahrain | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Kuwait | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Slovakia | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 168 | South Korea | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Netherlands | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Malawi | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Ecuador | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Macao | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Cuba | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.5% | volatile |
| 175 | South Sudan | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Estonia | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 124.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Egypt | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Guadeloupe | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Azerbaijan | -4.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.5% | volatile |
| 180 | USSR | -5.82 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 207.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Eritrea | -6.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 238.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Guatemala | -7.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Suriname | -7.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 231.9% | volatile |
| 184 | French Guiana | -8.38 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Barbados | -9.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 225.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Nepal | -10.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53,026.2% | volatile |
| 187 | North Macedonia | -10.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 217.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Venezuela | -11.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,077.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Ukraine | -11.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Mozambique | -11.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Grenada | -12.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,030.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Palestine | -12.68 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 193 | East Timor | -13.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 345.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Georgia | -14.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Lesotho | -14.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | -18.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 231.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Seychelles | -33.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | -64.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Luxembourg | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 214.9% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land animals slaughtered for meat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land animals slaughtered for meat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.