social2024
Number of cattle slaughtered for meat
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1,601,550.6animals
Median: 264,220.0animals
Countries Covered
197
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
45,888,300.0animals
Lowest
Niue
11.0animals
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China45,888,300.0animals
2Brazil39,689,184.0animals
3United States of America32,155,400.0animals
4Argentina13,931,760.0animals
5Pakistan10,502,000.0animals
By Region
North America11,411,729.8animals(4 countries)
South America8,907,674.1animals(7 countries)
Oceania6,686,231.5animals(2 countries)
Asia3,104,110.2animals(27 countries)
Africa1,854,353.7animals(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (11.0animals)High (45,888,300.0animals)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,601,550.6animals)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (116)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 45,888,300.0animals |
| 2 | Brazil | 39,689,184.0animals |
| 3 | United States of America | 32,155,400.0animals |
| 4 | Argentina | 13,931,760.0animals |
| 5 | Pakistan | 10,502,000.0animals |
| 6 | India | 10,297,000.0animals |
| 7 | Mexico | 8,921,082.0animals |
| 8 | Australia | 8,689,600.0animals |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 7,541,022.0animals |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 6,039,846.0animals |
| 11 | Türkiye | 5,077,812.0animals |
| 12 | New Zealand | 4,682,863.0animals |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,585,729.0animals |
| 14 | Chad | 4,343,284.0animals |
| 15 | France | 3,986,140.0animals |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 3,947,241.0animals |
| 17 | Canada | 3,412,400.0animals |
| 18 | Sudan | 3,357,625.0animals |
| 19 | Nigeria | 3,309,195.0animals |
| 20 | Colombia | 3,225,606.0animals |
| 21 | South Africa | 3,163,619.0animals |
| 22 | Germany | 3,026,190.0animals |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 2,852,000.0animals |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 2,811,045.0animals |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 2,737,822.0animals |
| 26 | Italy | 2,607,110.0animals |
| 27 | Spain | 2,483,570.0animals |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 2,441,637.0animals |
| 29 | Paraguay | 2,311,339.0animals |
| 30 | Uruguay | 2,286,220.0animals |
| 31 | Kenya | 2,243,564.0animals |
| 32 | Poland | 2,126,560.0animals |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2,109,500.0animals |
| 34 | Ireland | 1,905,490.0animals |
| 35 | Vietnam | 1,820,850.0animals |
| 36 | Bolivia | 1,704,622.0animals |
| 37 | Venezuela | 1,671,487.0animals |
| 38 | Belarus | 1,630,079.0animals |
| 39 | Indonesia | 1,464,476.0animals |
| 40 | Yemen | 1,433,748.0animals |
| 41 | Uganda | 1,395,535.0animals |
| 42 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1,386,972.0animals |
| 43 | Peru | 1,380,599.0animals |
| 44 | Zambia | 1,374,009.0animals |
| 45 | Ukraine | 1,337,300.0animals |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 1,293,410.0animals |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 1,273,551.0animals |
| 48 | Morocco | 1,270,000.0animals |
| 49 | Guatemala | 1,158,037.0animals |
| 50 | Egypt | 1,157,851.0animals |
| 51 | South Korea | 1,115,000.0animals |
| 52 | Ecuador | 1,080,085.0animals |
| 53 | Japan | 1,026,456.0animals |
| 54 | South Sudan | 966,271.0animals |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 909,318.0animals |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 887,582.0animals |
| 57 | Philippines | 880,955.0animals |
| 58 | Mongolia | 857,651.0animals |
| 59 | Cameroon | 810,432.0animals |
| 60 | Belgium | 809,220.0animals |
| 61 | Chile | 760,265.0animals |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 752,994.0animals |
| 63 | Thailand | 724,716.0animals |
| 64 | Guinea | 679,014.0animals |
| 65 | Malawi | 673,338.0animals |
| 66 | Algeria | 648,036.0animals |
| 67 | Central African Republic | 642,964.0animals |
| 68 | Angola | 640,712.0animals |
| 69 | Myanmar | 609,126.0animals |
| 70 | Austria | 608,940.0animals |
| 71 | Switzerland | 602,708.0animals |
| 72 | Romania | 561,440.0animals |
| 73 | Mali | 560,209.0animals |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 547,935.0animals |
| 75 | Somalia | 511,646.0animals |
| 76 | Armenia | 496,629.0animals |
| 77 | Nepal | 484,000.0animals |
| 78 | Cambodia | 483,033.0animals |
| 79 | Senegal | 482,928.0animals |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 479,966.0animals |
| 81 | Rwanda | 468,904.0animals |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 467,376.0animals |
| 83 | Denmark | 436,540.0animals |
| 84 | Sweden | 433,650.0animals |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 409,528.0animals |
| 86 | Portugal | 402,420.0animals |
| 87 | Israel | 399,458.0animals |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 366,772.0animals |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 343,846.0animals |
| 90 | Panama | 326,791.0animals |
| 91 | Honduras | 326,708.0animals |
| 92 | Georgia | 325,114.0animals |
| 93 | Botswana | 314,727.0animals |
| 94 | Haiti | 314,035.0animals |
| 95 | Ghana | 308,965.0animals |
| 96 | Norway | 305,000.0animals |
| 97 | Cuba | 300,000.0animals |
| 98 | Serbia | 281,184.0animals |
| 99 | Finland | 264,220.0animals |
| 100 | Eritrea | 254,199.0animals |
| 101 | Mauritania | 247,091.0animals |
| 102 | Madagascar | 236,569.0animals |
| 103 | Niger | 233,112.0animals |
| 104 | Albania | 231,759.0animals |
| 105 | Czech Republic | 231,310.0animals |
| 106 | Cote d'Ivoire | 223,892.0animals |
| 107 | Benin | 214,628.0animals |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | 202,331.0animals |
| 109 | Tunisia | 188,216.0animals |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 182,882.0animals |
| 111 | Lebanon | 181,392.0animals |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 164,177.0animals |
| 113 | Iraq | 163,675.0animals |
| 114 | Lithuania | 163,250.0animals |
| 115 | Croatia | 158,800.0animals |
| 116 | Jordan | 157,832.0animals |
| 117 | Mozambique | 150,246.0animals |
| 118 | Greece | 138,480.0animals |
| 119 | North Korea | 135,659.0animals |
| 120 | Oman | 130,091.0animals |
| 121 | Malaysia | 117,197.0animals |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 116,570.0animals |
| 123 | El Salvador | 115,831.0animals |
| 124 | Namibia | 114,187.0animals |
| 125 | Slovenia | 105,410.0animals |
| 126 | Hungary | 91,120.0animals |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 88,021.0animals |
| 128 | Burundi | 81,268.0animals |
| 129 | Togo | 81,000.0animals |
| 130 | Eswatini | 79,676.0animals |
| 131 | Latvia | 77,440.0animals |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 67,665.0animals |
| 133 | Djibouti | 60,011.0animals |
| 134 | State of Palestine | 46,687.0animals |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 46,132.0animals |
| 136 | Taiwan, Province of China | 39,898.0animals |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,616.0animals |
| 138 | Republic of the Congo | 35,372.0animals |
| 139 | Slovakia | 34,380.0animals |
| 140 | Libya | 32,226.0animals |
| 141 | Montenegro | 32,000.0animals |
| 142 | Estonia | 30,700.0animals |
| 143 | Jamaica | 28,554.0animals |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 25,270.0animals |
| 145 | Iceland | 22,453.0animals |
| 146 | Hong Kong | 21,642.0animals |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 21,543.0animals |
| 148 | Republic of The Gambia | 21,471.0animals |
| 149 | Cyprus | 20,530.0animals |
| 150 | Bhutan | 18,930.0animals |
| 151 | Moldova, Republic of | 17,988.0animals |
| 152 | Fiji | 17,424.0animals |
| 153 | Puerto Rico | 17,063.0animals |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 13,393.0animals |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 13,342.0animals |
| 156 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12,787.0animals |
| 157 | Guadeloupe | 12,500.0animals |
| 158 | Comoros | 11,146.0animals |
| 159 | Guyana | 11,106.0animals |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 10,745.0animals |
| 161 | Belize | 10,500.0animals |
| 162 | Samoa | 8,557.0animals |
| 163 | Liberia | 8,388.0animals |
| 164 | Martinique | 8,150.0animals |
| 165 | Qatar | 7,618.0animals |
| 166 | Reunion | 7,600.0animals |
| 167 | Mauritius | 7,567.0animals |
| 168 | Gabon | 7,308.0animals |
| 169 | Suriname | 7,229.0animals |
| 170 | Kuwait | 7,118.0animals |
| 171 | Lesotho | 6,948.0animals |
| 172 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,800.0animals |
| 173 | Bahrain | 6,463.0animals |
| 174 | Cape Verde | 4,467.0animals |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 4,174.0animals |
| 176 | Malta | 4,030.0animals |
| 177 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,779.0animals |
| 178 | Dominica | 3,022.0animals |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 2,193.0animals |
| 180 | Macao | 2,127.0animals |
| 181 | French Guiana | 1,970.0animals |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,937.0animals |
| 183 | Tonga | 1,820.0animals |
| 184 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,817.0animals |
| 185 | Grenada | 954.0animals |
| 186 | Barbados | 875.0animals |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 845.0animals |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 515.0animals |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 461.0animals |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 440.0animals |
| 191 | Faroe Islands | 243.0animals |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 226.0animals |
| 193 | Bahamas | 105.0animals |
| 194 | Singapore | 85.0animals |
| 195 | Seychelles | 83.0animals |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 70.0animals |
| 197 | Niue | 11.0animals |
Showing 197 of 197 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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