Land animals slaughtered for meat in Greece
Greece: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 165.18 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Greece recorded 165.18 million animals for land animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Greece peaked at 165.18 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.17 million animals, in 1961.
Greece ranks 55th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.96 million animals | 8.17 million animals | 48.04 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 94.22 million animals | 59.44 million animals | 116.12 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 131.98 million animals | 124.94 million animals | 136.70 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.10 million animals | 62.50 million animals | 146.35 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.64 million animals | 68.70 million animals | 102.96 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.62 million animals | 75.00 million animals | 145.18 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.74 million animals | 141.12 million animals | 165.18 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Greece?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Greece was 165.18 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 165.18 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.17 million animals in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.