Land animals slaughtered for meat in Italy
Italy: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 590.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat in Italy stood at 590.90 million. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Italy peaked at 590.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 205.00 million, in 1961.
Italy ranks 32nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 347.63 million | 205.00 million | 420.00 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 477.70 million | 418.00 million | 520.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 506.62 million | 474.20 million | 530.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 513.39 million | 492.80 million | 532.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 446.13 million | 372.19 million | 510.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 527.04 million | 491.48 million | 569.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 569.03 million | 534.14 million | 590.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.07 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.07 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Italy?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Italy was 590.90 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 590.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.00 million in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from 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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