Australia vs United States: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..
Australia
247.70 billion animals
in 2024
United States
235.34 billion animals
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
United States rank
13th
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 247.70 billion animals against 235.34 billion animals in United States, a difference of 12.35 billion animals.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.20 billion animals | 48.51 billion animals | 19.31 billion animals | United States |
| 1970s | 57.25 billion animals | 68.16 billion animals | 10.91 billion animals | United States |
| 1980s | 90.78 billion animals | 101.56 billion animals | 10.78 billion animals | United States |
| 1990s | 120.57 billion animals | 164.84 billion animals | 44.28 billion animals | United States |
| 2000s | 158.47 billion animals | 205.42 billion animals | 46.95 billion animals | United States |
| 2010s | 203.03 billion animals | 212.27 billion animals | 9.24 billion animals | United States |
| 2020s | 232.56 billion animals | 231.33 billion animals | 1.23 billion animals | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.., Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 247.70 billion animals against 235.34 billion animals in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. between Australia and United States?
- 12.35 billion animals, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- Australia ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.