Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Spain
Spain: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 798,444 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Spain, 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 Spain is 798,444 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Spain peaked at 798,444 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80,400 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Spain 23rd 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,400 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 112,700 1000 An | +40.2% |
| 1963 | 159,600 1000 An | +41.6% |
| 1964 | 183,100 1000 An | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 205,500 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 266,100 1000 An | +29.5% |
| 1967 | 304,900 1000 An | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 296,500 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 308,800 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 350,000 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 335,000 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 386,000 1000 An | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 438,500 1000 An | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 444,000 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 461,500 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 509,700 1000 An | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 538,800 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 504,000 1000 An | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 490,600 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 500,700 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 581,300 1000 An | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 561,500 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 534,500 1000 An | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 518,800 1000 An | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 527,000 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 488,700 1000 An | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 510,300 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 531,200 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 534,944 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 534,288 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 562,274 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 558,481 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 535,107 1000 An | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 560,490 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 579,866 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 590,926 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 576,548 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 679,060 1000 An | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 677,091 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 669,123 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 698,994 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 674,584 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 602,393 1000 An | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 575,491 1000 An | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 576,762 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 561,200 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 596,266 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 583,443 1000 An | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 663,802 1000 An | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 647,401 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 654,361 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 657,705 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 705,787 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 741,218 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 759,642 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 725,927 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 717,231 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 723,497 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 745,004 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 724,848 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 708,479 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 724,555 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 737,811 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 798,444 1000 An | +8.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 798,444 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,782 1000 An, 14.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 798,444 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,517 1000 An, 9.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +41.6% | 112,700 1000 An | 159,600 1000 An |
| 1962 | +40.2% | 80,400 1000 An | 112,700 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 213,067 1000 An | 80,400 1000 An | 308,800 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 445,810 1000 An | 335,000 1000 An | 538,800 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 528,894 1000 An | 488,700 1000 An | 581,300 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,413 1000 An | 534,288 1000 An | 679,060 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 620,206 1000 An | 561,200 1000 An | 698,994 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 707,777 1000 An | 647,401 1000 An | 759,642 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 738,827 1000 An | 708,479 1000 An | 798,444 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 20 Japan 846,707 1000 An compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 203 1000 An compare
- 21 Canada 831,328 1000 An compare
- 22 Peru 826,762 1000 An compare
- 24 Australia 754,500 1000 An compare
- 25 Argentina 749,816 1000 An compare
- 26 Malaysia 681,807 1000 An compare
- 26 Caribbean 428,542 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Spain?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Spain was 798,444 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 798,444 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,400 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.