Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
198
Highest
142.61 % change on previous year
Qatar
Lowest
-31.34 % change on previous year
Palestine
Median
0.0454 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
11,243
What the numbers show
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 142.61 % change on previous year in Qatar; the lowest is -31.34 % change on previous year in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0454 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.19 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 4,539.1%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 7,611.7%).
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 142.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 319.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 85.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,372.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Seychelles | 50.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Grenada | 44.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,507.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 25.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 931.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Poland | 23.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran | 19.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 17.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 643.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Georgia | 17.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 17.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 16.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 683.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 16.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Belize | 13.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Brunei | 12.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 12.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Mali | 11.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,539.1% | volatile |
| 19 | El Salvador | 9.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 8.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 694.9% | volatile |
| 21 | French Guiana | 8.84 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Benin | 8.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 185.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 8.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 362.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 8.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Moldova | 7.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Cook Islands | 7.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Rwanda | 7.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,054.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Eswatini | 7.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,169.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Barbados | 6.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Bolivia | 5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Uganda | 5.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Laos | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 255.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 5.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 35 | South Korea | 5.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 288.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 4.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Senegal | 4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Oman | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Pakistan | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Ghana | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 665.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Tanzania | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 256.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,749.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Italy | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 208.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritius | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 57 | South Sudan | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Malta | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 500.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Sudan | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Gambia | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Eritrea | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 64 | China | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 496.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Mexico | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Kuwait | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Nepal | 1.26 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Togo | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Djibouti | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 71 | New Zealand | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | 1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Central African Republic | 0.9515 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 502.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Portugal | 0.8344 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Cameroon | 0.8065 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Finland | 0.7512 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7407 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Burundi | 0.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Sweden | 0.7107 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Philippines | 0.6923 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.6639 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Angola | 0.6519 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Haiti | 0.6171 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 0.5921 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Nigeria | 0.5561 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahrain | 0.4976 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Switzerland | 0.4241 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Cambodia | 0.4233 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3914 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 0.3848 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 147.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Russia | 0.2585 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Samoa | 0.2578 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2278 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 0.2244 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 95 | South Africa | 0.2078 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Comoros | 0.1168 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Cuba | 0.1001 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Malaysia | 0.0982 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Somalia | 0.0806 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Germany | 0.0102 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Reunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Dominica | -0.0331 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | -0.0477 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Micronesia (country) | -0.055 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | -0.1961 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Uruguay | -0.2073 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | -0.2613 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.9% | volatile |
| 113 | North Korea | -0.2632 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Tonga | -0.274 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Venezuela | -0.3012 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | -0.4087 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Lebanon | -0.4386 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Congo | -0.7185 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 119 | France | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 275.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Honduras | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 988.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Yemen | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Syria | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 436.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Macao | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Luxembourg | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Liberia | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,065.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Netherlands | -1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,611.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Panama | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Denmark | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Vietnam | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Czechia | -1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Indonesia | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Algeria | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Austria | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahamas | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Iraq | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Taiwan | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 172.7% | volatile |
| 139 | East Timor | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Hungary | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Vanuatu | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Slovakia | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 277.3% | volatile |
| 146 | United States | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Estonia | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Canada | -3.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Argentina | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Lithuania | -4.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 195.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Tunisia | -4.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 217.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Norway | -4.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Belarus | -4.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Jamaica | -4.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Romania | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Zambia | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 187.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Botswana | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 177.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Nicaragua | -4.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 160 | New Caledonia | -4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Guyana | -4.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | India | -5.11 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 260.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Chad | -5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Azerbaijan | -5.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 509.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Albania | -5.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 574.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Thailand | -5.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.7% | volatile |
| 167 | French Polynesia | -5.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 443.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Montenegro | -5.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Hong Kong | -5.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Slovenia | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.9% | volatile |
| 171 | USSR | -6.5 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 719.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Mozambique | -6.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Ecuador | -7.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Madagascar | -7.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Niger | -7.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Japan | -7.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 230.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | -8.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Afghanistan | -8.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Greece | -8.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Latvia | -8.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,553.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Morocco | -9.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Martinique | -9.44 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 177.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Ukraine | -10.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 331.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Serbia | -10.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,957.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Suriname | -10.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Faroe Islands | -10.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 275.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Guinea | -11.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 274.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -11.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 223.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Bhutan | -12.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Egypt | -12.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 314.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Turkey | -12.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 744.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Israel | -17.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,637.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Turkmenistan | -18.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 710.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Fiji | -19.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Namibia | -24.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 794.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -26.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Mongolia | -29.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Palestine | -31.34 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 201.8% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.