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