Land animals slaughtered for meat in Latvia
Latvia: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 21.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 21.95 million for land animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Latvia peaked at 21.95 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.58 million, in 1999.
Latvia ranks 120th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.02 million | 4.58 million | 18.52 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.06 million | 5.09 million | 14.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.40 million | 14.71 million | 20.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.49 million | 20.87 million | 21.95 million | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Rural population 579,603 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 31.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.01 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 763,400 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Latvia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Latvia was 21.95 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.95 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.58 million in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Latvia ranks 120th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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