Land animals slaughtered for meat by country
This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
11.87 billion animals
China
Lowest
5,000 animals
Nauru
Median
50.20 million animals
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,563
What the numbers show
Land animals slaughtered for meat is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 11.87 billion animals in China; the lowest is 5,000 animals in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.20 million animals, and the mean is 406.53 million animals.
Over the past decade 152 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 1,206.1%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 89.7%).
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 | Mexico | 2.13 billion animals | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 2.01 billion animals | 2024 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Iran | 1.88 billion animals | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 1.76 billion animals | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 1.37 billion animals | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 1.34 billion animals | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 1.34 billion animals | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 1.30 billion animals | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 1.18 billion animals | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 16 | South Korea | 1.08 billion animals | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 1.07 billion animals | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 1.05 billion animals | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 846.71 million animals | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 826.76 million animals | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 806.78 million animals | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 22 | France | 779.64 million animals | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 771.59 million animals | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 740.98 million animals | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 739.17 million animals | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 687.03 million animals | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 660.76 million animals | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Malaysia | 659.28 million animals | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 647.80 million animals | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Germany | 629.54 million animals | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 608.00 million animals | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 590.90 million animals | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 526.30 million animals | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 512.30 million animals | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Netherlands | 503.23 million animals | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 36 | Taiwan | 391.18 million animals | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 378.77 million animals | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 342.93 million animals | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 332.22 million animals | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 320.10 million animals | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 309.70 million animals | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 294.64 million animals | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Venezuela | 294.01 million animals | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Chile | 291.33 million animals | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Ecuador | 263.98 million animals | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 258.19 million animals | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Jordan | 251.42 million animals | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Guatemala | 237.97 million animals | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 235.10 million animals | 2024 | up 355.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Portugal | 231.44 million animals | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 199.83 million animals | 2024 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 52 | Bolivia | 198.24 million animals | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Yemen | 189.00 million animals | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 186.60 million animals | 2024 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 165.18 million animals | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 153.66 million animals | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 145.08 million animals | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Iraq | 142.68 million animals | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 59 | El Salvador | 133.74 million animals | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Honduras | 125.49 million animals | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 61 | New Zealand | 123.81 million animals | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Czechia | 116.77 million animals | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 63 | Tunisia | 114.17 million animals | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Libya | 112.02 million animals | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 112.00 million animals | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 110.72 million animals | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 109.50 million animals | 2024 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Syria | 107.67 million animals | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Sweden | 107.03 million animals | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 70 | Denmark | 105.29 million animals | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 71 | Uganda | 103.20 million animals | 2024 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Senegal | 102.62 million animals | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Tanzania | 101.21 million animals | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Austria | 100.31 million animals | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 76 | Ghana | 96.87 million animals | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Mali | 92.63 million animals | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 90.40 million animals | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | 90.02 million animals | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 88.48 million animals | 2024 | up 268.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | 86.41 million animals | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 81.63 million animals | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Finland | 79.65 million animals | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Serbia | 78.75 million animals | 2024 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 78.42 million animals | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 76.58 million animals | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 87 | Mozambique | 75.44 million animals | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Norway | 72.71 million animals | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 70.51 million animals | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Kenya | 69.24 million animals | 2024 | up 339.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 68.06 million animals | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Madagascar | 66.95 million animals | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 93 | Lebanon | 64.50 million animals | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 94 | Angola | 60.82 million animals | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Laos | 54.08 million animals | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 53.93 million animals | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Kuwait | 50.50 million animals | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Zambia | 50.20 million animals | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritius | 49.85 million animals | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Togo | 47.73 million animals | 2024 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Lithuania | 47.49 million animals | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 102 | Slovakia | 46.56 million animals | 2019 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.82 million animals | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 45.00 million animals | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 43.94 million animals | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Moldova | 43.07 million animals | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 107 | Slovenia | 42.99 million animals | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 108 | Croatia | 42.17 million animals | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 109 | South Sudan | 37.97 million animals | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 110 | Singapore | 36.60 million animals | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 111 | Malawi | 36.28 million animals | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 34.04 million animals | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 33.87 million animals | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 114 | Sudan | 33.64 million animals | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 115 | Uruguay | 32.51 million animals | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 26.34 million animals | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 117 | Niger | 25.57 million animals | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 118 | Palestine | 23.80 million animals | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 23.35 million animals | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Latvia | 21.95 million animals | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 121 | Qatar | 21.24 million animals | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 20.90 million animals | 2024 | up 1,206.1% | volatile |
| 123 | North Korea | 20.48 million animals | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 19.83 million animals | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 125 | Brunei | 19.55 million animals | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 18.86 million animals | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Cambodia | 17.58 million animals | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 128 | Liberia | 17.27 million animals | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.99 million animals | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 130 | Hong Kong | 15.57 million animals | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 131 | Reunion | 14.40 million animals | 2006 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Cyprus | 14.04 million animals | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 133 | Fiji | 13.93 million animals | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Belize | 13.49 million animals | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Namibia | 13.20 million animals | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Georgia | 13.02 million animals | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 137 | Armenia | 12.97 million animals | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.74 million animals | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 11.48 million animals | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 140 | Estonia | 11.43 million animals | 2018 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 141 | Haiti | 9.92 million animals | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 142 | Bahrain | 9.88 million animals | 2024 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Burundi | 9.72 million animals | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 144 | Barbados | 9.13 million animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Guinea | 9.05 million animals | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Oman | 8.68 million animals | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Chad | 8.02 million animals | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 7.54 million animals | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 7.01 million animals | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Congo | 6.84 million animals | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 151 | Mauritania | 6.17 million animals | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 152 | Iceland | 5.75 million animals | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Suriname | 5.31 million animals | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 154 | Gabon | 5.19 million animals | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahamas | 5.16 million animals | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Somalia | 5.11 million animals | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 157 | Montenegro | 4.45 million animals | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 158 | Rwanda | 4.20 million animals | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.80 million animals | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Macao | 3.50 million animals | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 162 | Cuba | 3.00 million animals | 2024 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 163 | Eswatini | 2.83 million animals | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 2.52 million animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 165 | Botswana | 2.31 million animals | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Gambia | 1.55 million animals | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Eritrea | 1.39 million animals | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 168 | Bhutan | 1.29 million animals | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 1.19 million animals | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Kiribati | 1.17 million animals | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 745,000 animals | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros | 740,000 animals | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 175 | Lesotho | 711,000 animals | 2024 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 176 | East Timor | 603,000 animals | 2024 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 595,000 animals | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 582,000 animals | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 179 | Grenada | 581,000 animals | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 548,000 animals | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Cape Verde | 492,000 animals | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | 474,000 animals | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 183 | Seychelles | 436,000 animals | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Dominica | 373,000 animals | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 185 | Tonga | 371,000 animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 357,000 animals | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 187 | French Guiana | 350,000 animals | 2006 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 188 | Mongolia | 349,000 animals | 2024 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | 325,000 animals | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 211,000 animals | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 203,000 animals | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 67,000 animals | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 58,000 animals | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43,000 animals | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 195 | Niue | 25,000 animals | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5,000 animals | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Nauru | 5,000 animals | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 2.38 billion animals
About this data
This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.