Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.20 million 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.20 million 1000 An
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
14th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.20 million 1000 An
in 2024
All-time low
205,221 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M196119922024

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1.20 million 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.20 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 205,221 1000 An, in 1961.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 205,221 1000 An
1962 213,165 1000 An +3.9%
1963 212,665 1000 An -0.2%
1964 226,596 1000 An +6.6%
1965 238,651 1000 An +5.3%
1966 260,907 1000 An +9.3%
1967 283,707 1000 An +8.7%
1968 323,126 1000 An +13.9%
1969 337,663 1000 An +4.5%
1970 349,907 1000 An +3.6%
1971 355,320 1000 An +1.5%
1972 400,656 1000 An +12.8%
1973 400,427 1000 An -0.1%
1974 394,618 1000 An -1.5%
1975 376,765 1000 An -4.5%
1976 395,495 1000 An +5.0%
1977 430,818 1000 An +8.9%
1978 432,087 1000 An +0.3%
1979 444,954 1000 An +3.0%
1980 441,510 1000 An -0.8%
1981 442,007 1000 An +0.1%
1982 472,777 1000 An +7.0%
1983 460,379 1000 An -2.6%
1984 483,650 1000 An +5.1%
1985 500,502 1000 An +3.5%
1986 522,673 1000 An +4.4%
1987 553,875 1000 An +6.0%
1988 587,438 1000 An +6.1%
1989 539,270 1000 An -8.2%
1990 566,414 1000 An +5.0%
1991 590,692 1000 An +4.3%
1992 696,563 1000 An +17.9%
1993 722,588 1000 An +3.7%
1994 761,600 1000 An +5.4%
1995 785,000 1000 An +3.1%
1996 824,000 1000 An +5.0%
1997 850,000 1000 An +3.2%
1998 857,000 1000 An +0.8%
1999 848,300 1000 An -1.0%
2000 843,100 1000 An -0.6%
2001 866,347 1000 An +2.8%
2002 861,805 1000 An -0.5%
2003 881,074 1000 An +2.2%
2004 881,490 1000 An +0.0%
2005 902,611 1000 An +2.4%
2006 879,460 1000 An -2.6%
2007 866,902 1000 An -1.4%
2008 852,422 1000 An -1.7%
2009 868,326 1000 An +1.9%
2010 933,220 1000 An +7.5%
2011 931,020 1000 An -0.2%
2012 952,065 1000 An +2.3%
2013 976,440 1000 An +2.6%
2014 972,108 1000 An -0.4%
2015 1.03 million 1000 An +5.9%
2016 1.08 million 1000 An +4.9%
2017 1.12 million 1000 An +3.6%
2018 1.17 million 1000 An +4.2%
2019 1.14 million 1000 An -2.5%
2020 1.18 million 1000 An +3.9%
2021 1.19 million 1000 An +1.0%
2022 1.16 million 1000 An -2.7%
2023 1.17 million 1000 An +0.6%
2024 1.20 million 1000 An +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 255,745 1000 An 205,221 1000 An 337,663 1000 An 9
1970s 398,105 1000 An 349,907 1000 An 444,954 1000 An 10
1980s 500,408 1000 An 441,510 1000 An 587,438 1000 An 10
1990s 750,216 1000 An 566,414 1000 An 857,000 1000 An 10
2000s 870,354 1000 An 843,100 1000 An 902,611 1000 An 10
2010s 1.03 million 1000 An 931,020 1000 An 1.17 million 1000 An 10
2020s 1.18 million 1000 An 1.16 million 1000 An 1.20 million 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 11 Poland 1.37 million 1000 An compare
  2. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 102,529 1000 An compare
  3. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 57,276 1000 An compare
  4. 12 Thailand 1.37 million 1000 An compare
  5. 13 Philippines 1.36 million 1000 An compare
  6. 13 Republic of Moldova 43,141 1000 An compare
  7. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27,654 1000 An compare
  8. 15 Republic of Korea 1.11 million 1000 An compare
  9. 15 Melanesia 23,363 1000 An compare
  10. 16 Colombia 1.07 million 1000 An compare
  11. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,992 1000 An compare
  12. 17 South Africa 1.05 million 1000 An compare
  13. 17 Polynesia 1,778 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.20 million 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.20 million 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 205,221 1000 An in 1961.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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
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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.