Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Germany
Germany: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 668,662 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Germany, 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 Germany is 668,662 1000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Germany peaked at 746,026 1000 An in 2009 and was at its lowest, 146,796 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Germany 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 146,796 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 147,896 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 160,845 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 183,311 1000 An | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 191,469 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 214,746 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 243,623 1000 An | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 252,862 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 270,342 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 304,422 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 328,876 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 327,492 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 368,321 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 328,516 1000 An | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 371,220 1000 An | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 382,752 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 410,173 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 435,783 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 453,250 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 469,409 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 468,270 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 478,564 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 427,705 1000 An | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 432,155 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 427,510 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 435,320 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 450,280 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 456,300 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 437,100 1000 An | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 427,080 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 358,450 1000 An | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 349,770 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 351,830 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 366,075 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 356,650 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 416,520 1000 An | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 433,110 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 451,480 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 453,690 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 455,763 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 472,498 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 475,475 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 534,780 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 575,880 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 579,880 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 581,380 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 657,860 1000 An | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 732,480 1000 An | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 746,026 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 683,108 1000 An | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 705,045 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 691,621 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 701,900 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 725,072 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 715,681 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 689,442 1000 An | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 683,013 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 675,996 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 671,265 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 670,742 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 669,221 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 671,759 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 673,062 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 668,662 1000 An | -0.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 668,662 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,782 1000 An, 12.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 668,662 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,517 1000 An, 8.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 201,321 1000 An | 146,796 1000 An | 270,342 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 371,080 1000 An | 304,422 1000 An | 453,250 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 448,261 1000 An | 427,510 1000 An | 478,564 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 396,466 1000 An | 349,770 1000 An | 453,690 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 581,202 1000 An | 455,763 1000 An | 746,026 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 694,214 1000 An | 671,265 1000 An | 725,072 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 670,689 1000 An | 668,662 1000 An | 673,062 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 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
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 109,504 1000 An compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 492 1000 An compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 664,600 1000 An compare
- 30 Ukraine 623,100 1000 An compare
- 31 Italy 616,087 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Germany?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Germany was 668,662 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 746,026 1000 An in 2009.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 146,796 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Germany ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
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.