Land animals slaughtered for meat in Serbia
Serbia: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 78.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Serbia, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat in Serbia is 78.75 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 113.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Serbia peaked at 78.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.86 million, in 2014.
Serbia ranks 85th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 47.07 million | — |
| 2007 | 45.94 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 47.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 48.84 million | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 53.72 million | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 51.03 million | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 46.23 million | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 64.55 million | +39.6% |
| 2014 | 36.86 million | -42.9% |
| 2015 | 39.31 million | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 41.47 million | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 50.63 million | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 68.41 million | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 72.38 million | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 71.54 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.48 million | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 65.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 69.65 million | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 78.75 million | +13.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 78.75 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.58 million, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 78.75 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.25 million, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.24 million | 45.94 million | 48.84 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.46 million | 36.86 million | 72.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.89 million | 64.48 million | 78.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More agriculture & rural data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 501.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3736 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.29 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.29 (2025)
- Rural population 37.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Serbia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Serbia was 78.75 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.75 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.86 million in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Serbia ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).