Land animals slaughtered for meat in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 1.18 billion in 2024. β² Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in United Kingdom, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat in United Kingdom stood at 1.18 billion. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in United Kingdom peaked at 1.18 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 196.00 million, in 1961.
United Kingdom ranks 16th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 242.94 million | 196.00 million | 318.33 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 372.87 million | 329.87 million | 414.78 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 464.46 million | 410.67 million | 547.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 700.18 million | 521.66 million | 804.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 832.28 million | 797.40 million | 864.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 999.20 million | 899.00 million | 1.14 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 billion | 1.14 billion | 1.18 billion | 5 |
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- 13 Philippines 1.34 billion compare
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- 17 Korea, Republic of 1.08 billion compare
- 18 Colombia 1.07 billion compare
- 19 South Africa 1.05 billion compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture share gdp 0.64 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.64 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 7.14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in United Kingdom?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in United Kingdom was 1.18 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 196.00 million in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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