Land animals slaughtered for meat by country
This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
11.87 billion animals
China
Lowest
0 animals
Luxembourg
Median
49.85 million animals
Years covered
64
1961β2024
Data points
11,563
What the numbers show
Land animals slaughtered for meat is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 11.87 billion animals in China; the lowest is 0 animals in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.85 million animals, and the mean is 406.77 million animals.
Over the past decade 156 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 1,206.1%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Land animals slaughtered for meat: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 11.87 billion animals | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 9.57 billion animals | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 6.49 billion animals | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4.89 billion animals | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 3.35 billion animals | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 2.64 billion animals | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 2.38 billion animals | 1991 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 2.13 billion animals | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 2.01 billion animals | 2024 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran | 1.88 billion animals | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 1.76 billion animals | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 1.37 billion animals | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 1.34 billion animals | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 1.34 billion animals | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 1.30 billion animals | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1.18 billion animals | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 1.08 billion animals | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 1.07 billion animals | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 1.05 billion animals | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 846.71 million animals | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 826.76 million animals | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 806.78 million animals | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 23 | France | 779.64 million animals | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 771.59 million animals | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 740.98 million animals | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 739.17 million animals | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Vietnam | 687.03 million animals | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 660.76 million animals | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 659.28 million animals | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Morocco | 647.80 million animals | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Germany | 629.54 million animals | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 608.00 million animals | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Italy | 590.90 million animals | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 526.30 million animals | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Belarus | 512.30 million animals | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands | 503.23 million animals | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 37 | Taiwan | 391.18 million animals | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | 378.77 million animals | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 342.93 million animals | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 332.22 million animals | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Romania | 320.10 million animals | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 309.70 million animals | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 294.64 million animals | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Venezuela | 294.01 million animals | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 291.33 million animals | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 263.98 million animals | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 258.19 million animals | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Jordan | 251.42 million animals | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Guatemala | 237.97 million animals | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 235.10 million animals | 2024 | up 355.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Portugal | 231.44 million animals | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 52 | Hungary | 199.83 million animals | 2024 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia | 198.24 million animals | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Yemen | 189.00 million animals | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 186.60 million animals | 2024 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Greece | 165.18 million animals | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 153.66 million animals | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 145.08 million animals | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Iraq | 142.68 million animals | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 133.74 million animals | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Honduras | 125.49 million animals | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 62 | New Zealand | 123.81 million animals | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechia | 116.77 million animals | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 64 | Tunisia | 114.17 million animals | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 112.02 million animals | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 112.00 million animals | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 110.72 million animals | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 109.50 million animals | 2024 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Syria | 107.67 million animals | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 107.03 million animals | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 71 | Denmark | 105.29 million animals | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 72 | Uganda | 103.20 million animals | 2024 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Ireland | 102.66 million animals | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Senegal | 102.62 million animals | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Tanzania | 101.21 million animals | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Austria | 100.31 million animals | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 96.87 million animals | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | 92.63 million animals | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Cameroon | 90.40 million animals | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Switzerland | 90.02 million animals | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 88.48 million animals | 2024 | up 268.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 86.41 million animals | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 81.63 million animals | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Finland | 79.65 million animals | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | 78.75 million animals | 2024 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 78.42 million animals | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 76.58 million animals | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 75.44 million animals | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Norway | 72.71 million animals | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 70.51 million animals | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Kenya | 69.24 million animals | 2024 | up 339.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 68.06 million animals | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Madagascar | 66.95 million animals | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 94 | Lebanon | 64.50 million animals | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 95 | Angola | 60.82 million animals | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 54.08 million animals | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 53.93 million animals | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Kuwait | 50.50 million animals | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Zambia | 50.20 million animals | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritius | 49.85 million animals | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Togo | 47.73 million animals | 2024 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Lithuania | 47.49 million animals | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 103 | Slovakia | 46.56 million animals | 2019 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.82 million animals | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Guyana | 45.00 million animals | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 43.94 million animals | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Moldova | 43.07 million animals | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 42.99 million animals | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 109 | Croatia | 42.17 million animals | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 110 | South Sudan | 37.97 million animals | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 111 | Singapore | 36.60 million animals | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 112 | Malawi | 36.28 million animals | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 34.04 million animals | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 33.87 million animals | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 115 | Sudan | 33.64 million animals | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 116 | Uruguay | 32.51 million animals | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Benin | 26.34 million animals | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 118 | Niger | 25.57 million animals | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 119 | Palestine | 23.80 million animals | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 23.35 million animals | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Latvia | 21.95 million animals | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 122 | Qatar | 21.24 million animals | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 20.90 million animals | 2024 | up 1,206.1% | volatile |
| 124 | North Korea | 20.48 million animals | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 19.83 million animals | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 126 | Brunei | 19.55 million animals | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Turkmenistan | 18.86 million animals | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Cambodia | 17.58 million animals | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 129 | Liberia | 17.27 million animals | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.99 million animals | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 131 | Hong Kong | 15.57 million animals | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 132 | Reunion | 14.40 million animals | 2006 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Cyprus | 14.04 million animals | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 134 | Fiji | 13.93 million animals | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Belize | 13.49 million animals | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Namibia | 13.20 million animals | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Georgia | 13.02 million animals | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 138 | Armenia | 12.97 million animals | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.74 million animals | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | 11.48 million animals | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 11.43 million animals | 2018 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 142 | Haiti | 9.92 million animals | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 143 | Bahrain | 9.88 million animals | 2024 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Burundi | 9.72 million animals | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 145 | Barbados | 9.13 million animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Guinea | 9.05 million animals | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Oman | 8.68 million animals | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Chad | 8.02 million animals | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 7.54 million animals | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 7.01 million animals | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Congo | 6.84 million animals | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 152 | Mauritania | 6.17 million animals | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 153 | Iceland | 5.75 million animals | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | 5.31 million animals | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 155 | Gabon | 5.19 million animals | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Bahamas | 5.16 million animals | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 157 | Somalia | 5.11 million animals | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 158 | Montenegro | 4.45 million animals | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 159 | Rwanda | 4.20 million animals | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.80 million animals | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Macao | 3.50 million animals | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 162 | Malta | 3.01 million animals | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 163 | Cuba | 3.00 million animals | 2024 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 164 | Eswatini | 2.83 million animals | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 2.52 million animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 166 | Botswana | 2.31 million animals | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Gambia | 1.55 million animals | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea | 1.39 million animals | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 169 | Bhutan | 1.29 million animals | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 1.19 million animals | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Kiribati | 1.17 million animals | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Guadeloupe | 1.06 million animals | 2006 | up 341.7% | rising |
| 173 | Martinique | 794,000 animals | 2006 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 174 | French Polynesia | 745,000 animals | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 175 | Comoros | 740,000 animals | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 176 | Lesotho | 711,000 animals | 2024 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 177 | East Timor | 603,000 animals | 2024 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 595,000 animals | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 582,000 animals | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 180 | Grenada | 581,000 animals | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 548,000 animals | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Cape Verde | 492,000 animals | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | 474,000 animals | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 184 | Seychelles | 436,000 animals | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Dominica | 373,000 animals | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 186 | Tonga | 371,000 animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 357,000 animals | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 188 | French Guiana | 350,000 animals | 2006 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 189 | Mongolia | 349,000 animals | 2024 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 325,000 animals | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 211,000 animals | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 203,000 animals | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 67,000 animals | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 58,000 animals | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43,000 animals | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 196 | Niue | 25,000 animals | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5,000 animals | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Nauru | 5,000 animals | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 0 animals | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.