What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 754,500 1000 An in 2024.

What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 37,241 1000 An in 1961.

How does Australia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?

Australia ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia

Name: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Australia: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 754,500 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

754,500 1000 An

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

24th

of 191 countries

All-time high

754,500 1000 An

in 2024

All-time low

37,241 1000 An

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia is 754,500 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia peaked at 754,500 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,241 1000 An, in 1961.

That places Australia 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 An	Change
1961	37,241 1000 An	—
1962	37,485 1000 An	+0.7%
1963	38,296 1000 An	+2.2%
1964	44,652 1000 An	+16.6%
1965	54,594 1000 An	+22.3%
1966	58,573 1000 An	+7.3%
1967	73,314 1000 An	+25.2%
1968	83,214 1000 An	+13.5%
1969	83,125 1000 An	-0.1%
1970	93,627 1000 An	+12.6%
1971	114,144 1000 An	+21.9%
1972	124,827 1000 An	+9.4%
1973	124,559 1000 An	-0.2%
1974	151,070 1000 An	+21.3%
1975	145,949 1000 An	-3.4%
1976	154,622 1000 An	+5.9%
1977	166,159 1000 An	+7.5%
1978	187,162 1000 An	+12.6%
1979	200,790 1000 An	+7.3%
1980	236,215 1000 An	+17.6%
1981	234,524 1000 An	-0.7%
1982	217,948 1000 An	-7.1%
1983	238,965 1000 An	+9.6%
1984	228,113 1000 An	-4.5%
1985	257,074 1000 An	+12.7%
1986	270,324 1000 An	+5.2%
1987	282,666 1000 An	+4.6%
1988	285,851 1000 An	+1.1%
1989	282,216 1000 An	-1.3%
1990	294,269 1000 An	+4.3%
1991	292,835 1000 An	-0.5%
1992	302,318 1000 An	+3.2%
1993	311,667 1000 An	+3.1%
1994	336,271 1000 An	+7.9%
1995	337,795 1000 An	+0.5%
1996	345,080 1000 An	+2.2%
1997	366,100 1000 An	+6.1%
1998	382,433 1000 An	+4.5%
1999	370,500 1000 An	-3.1%
2000	405,300 1000 An	+9.4%
2001	405,038 1000 An	-0.1%
2002	435,306 1000 An	+7.5%
2003	426,469 1000 An	-2.0%
2004	443,746 1000 An	+4.1%
2005	440,899 1000 An	-0.6%
2006	456,219 1000 An	+3.5%
2007	474,372 1000 An	+4.0%
2008	476,632 1000 An	+0.5%
2009	483,862 1000 An	+1.5%
2010	526,470 1000 An	+8.8%
2011	560,458 1000 An	+6.5%
2012	573,381 1000 An	+2.3%
2013	585,454 1000 An	+2.1%
2014	593,255 1000 An	+1.3%
2015	604,283 1000 An	+1.9%
2016	636,900 1000 An	+5.4%
2017	666,228 1000 An	+4.6%
2018	649,440 1000 An	-2.5%
2019	666,419 1000 An	+2.6%
2020	672,000 1000 An	+0.8%
2021	691,277 1000 An	+2.9%
2022	714,428 1000 An	+3.3%
2023	738,207 1000 An	+3.3%
2024	754,500 1000 An	+2.2%

Australia compared with similar countries

Australia's 754,500 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,782 1000 An, 13.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Australia's 754,500 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,301 1000 An, 52.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	56,722 1000 An	37,241 1000 An	83,214 1000 An	9
1970s	146,291 1000 An	93,627 1000 An	200,790 1000 An	10
1980s	253,390 1000 An	217,948 1000 An	285,851 1000 An	10
1990s	333,927 1000 An	292,835 1000 An	382,433 1000 An	10
2000s	444,784 1000 An	405,038 1000 An	483,862 1000 An	10
2010s	606,229 1000 An	526,470 1000 An	666,419 1000 An	10
2020s	714,082 1000 An	672,000 1000 An	754,500 1000 An	5

Countries ranked near Australia

21 Canada 831,328 1000 An compare
22 Peru 826,762 1000 An compare
23 Spain 798,444 1000 An compare
25 Argentina 749,816 1000 An compare
26 Malaysia 681,807 1000 An compare
26 Caribbean 428,542 1000 An compare
27 Morocco 673,438 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Australia

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia?: Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia was 754,500 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 754,500 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 37,241 1000 An in 1961.
How does Australia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?: Australia ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit: 1000 An
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.