Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. by country
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
468.52 billion animals
Belarus
Lowest
613.14 million animals
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
60.12 billion animals
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,563
What the numbers show
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 468.52 billion animals in Belarus; the lowest is 613.14 million animals in Antigua and Barbuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.12 billion animals, and the mean is 85.98 billion animals.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 764.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 380.9%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 84.6%).
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 468.52 billion animals | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Guyana | 442.96 billion animals | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Brunei | 346.48 billion animals | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritius | 320.59 billion animals | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Poland | 293.94 billion animals | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Israel | 272.29 billion animals | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 7 | Belize | 266.40 billion animals | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Barbados | 265.79 billion animals | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 254.78 billion animals | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 248.90 billion animals | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 247.70 billion animals | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 12 | New Zealand | 238.06 billion animals | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 235.34 billion animals | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 232.84 billion animals | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 222.52 billion animals | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 212.34 billion animals | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 204.23 billion animals | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 201.92 billion animals | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 193.43 billion animals | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 185.46 billion animals | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 184.60 billion animals | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 179.49 billion animals | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 178.10 billion animals | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 176.01 billion animals | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 26 | El Salvador | 172.56 billion animals | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Iran | 169.38 billion animals | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 169.20 billion animals | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 166.49 billion animals | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 163.92 billion animals | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 162.54 billion animals | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Thailand | 157.31 billion animals | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 156.86 billion animals | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Russia | 152.96 billion animals | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Taiwan | 152.90 billion animals | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Reunion | 152.68 billion animals | 2006 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 151.84 billion animals | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 147.49 billion animals | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia | 146.02 billion animals | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 144.48 billion animals | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Indonesia | 142.42 billion animals | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 141.70 billion animals | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 139.84 billion animals | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 138.56 billion animals | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 138.50 billion animals | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 137.31 billion animals | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 135.92 billion animals | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 135.08 billion animals | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 131.96 billion animals | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 131.61 billion animals | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 131.55 billion animals | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkey | 131.30 billion animals | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Libya | 127.05 billion animals | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Fiji | 126.74 billion animals | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 125.06 billion animals | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 121.72 billion animals | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 119.98 billion animals | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118.71 billion animals | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Moldova | 117.98 billion animals | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Niue | 115.43 billion animals | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Norway | 112.51 billion animals | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 62 | France | 111.76 billion animals | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 106.30 billion animals | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahamas | 105.31 billion animals | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 103.04 billion animals | 2024 | up 126.8% | rising |
| 66 | China | 100.74 billion animals | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Paraguay | 98.21 billion animals | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Latvia | 98.05 billion animals | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 97.44 billion animals | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 94.98 billion animals | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 94.42 billion animals | 2021 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 93.64 billion animals | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 93.25 billion animals | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Lebanon | 91.35 billion animals | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 75 | Czechia | 90.98 billion animals | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 76 | Myanmar | 89.96 billion animals | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Cyprus | 89.01 billion animals | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 78 | Kuwait | 88.69 billion animals | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 87.67 billion animals | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Italy | 86.79 billion animals | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 86.77 billion animals | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 86.23 billion animals | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Venezuela | 86.19 billion animals | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Sweden | 85.21 billion animals | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 84.88 billion animals | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 80.11 billion animals | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 76.30 billion animals | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 88 | Suriname | 73.76 billion animals | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 89 | Algeria | 72.40 billion animals | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Kiribati | 72.36 billion animals | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Vietnam | 71.49 billion animals | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Estonia | 70.32 billion animals | 2018 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 93 | Germany | 69.29 billion animals | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Pakistan | 68.24 billion animals | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovakia | 67.98 billion animals | 2019 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 96 | Nepal | 67.62 billion animals | 2024 | up 331.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Laos | 65.08 billion animals | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Tuvalu | 60.12 billion animals | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahrain | 58.35 billion animals | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 58.20 billion animals | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 101 | Qatar | 58.16 billion animals | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Montenegro | 58.12 billion animals | 2024 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 103 | Japan | 56.97 billion animals | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 56.88 billion animals | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 54.65 billion animals | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 51.38 billion animals | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 50.42 billion animals | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 48.34 billion animals | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Senegal | 47.89 billion animals | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominica | 47.86 billion animals | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 111 | North Korea | 46.83 billion animals | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Grenada | 41.96 billion animals | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Macao | 41.43 billion animals | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 115 | Yemen | 41.33 billion animals | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Cook Islands | 41.26 billion animals | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 117 | Albania | 39.55 billion animals | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Namibia | 39.05 billion animals | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 38.99 billion animals | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Syria | 37.41 billion animals | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 121 | Palestine | 37.04 billion animals | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 36.00 billion animals | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 35.60 billion animals | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Mongolia | 33.47 billion animals | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 125 | Tonga | 32.28 billion animals | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 31.70 billion animals | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Mali | 31.61 billion animals | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 128 | Georgia | 30.94 billion animals | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 129 | South Sudan | 29.06 billion animals | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 28.90 billion animals | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 131 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.65 billion animals | 2024 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 132 | Seychelles | 28.27 billion animals | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Cameroon | 27.07 billion animals | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Liberia | 26.23 billion animals | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Iraq | 25.76 billion animals | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Benin | 25.05 billion animals | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 137 | Ghana | 24.02 billion animals | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | 23.64 billion animals | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 23.44 billion animals | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 140 | Malawi | 23.14 billion animals | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 23.03 billion animals | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.69 billion animals | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 21.79 billion animals | 2024 | up 380.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Madagascar | 21.09 billion animals | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 145 | Zambia | 20.61 billion animals | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 146 | Eswatini | 20.59 billion animals | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 147 | India | 20.52 billion animals | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 19.56 billion animals | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Samoa | 19.52 billion animals | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 151 | Mozambique | 19.04 billion animals | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 152 | Hong Kong | 19.02 billion animals | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 153 | Uganda | 18.23 billion animals | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.17 billion animals | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 17.60 billion animals | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 156 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.59 billion animals | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 157 | Micronesia (country) | 17.39 billion animals | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.70 billion animals | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Oman | 16.69 billion animals | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritania | 16.25 billion animals | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 15.32 billion animals | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 162 | Chad | 14.96 billion animals | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 14.70 billion animals | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Nigeria | 14.14 billion animals | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 14.04 billion animals | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Angola | 13.94 billion animals | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Tanzania | 13.63 billion animals | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 169 | North Macedonia | 12.55 billion animals | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 170 | French Guiana | 12.50 billion animals | 2006 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 171 | Cambodia | 12.36 billion animals | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 172 | Kenya | 12.10 billion animals | 2024 | up 176.5% | rising |
| 173 | Botswana | 11.73 billion animals | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 174 | Sudan | 10.61 billion animals | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 9.29 billion animals | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Congo | 9.09 billion animals | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 177 | Niger | 8.51 billion animals | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 8.31 billion animals | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 179 | Haiti | 8.07 billion animals | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.05 billion animals | 2024 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 181 | Comoros | 7.49 billion animals | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | 7.37 billion animals | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 183 | Eritrea | 7.13 billion animals | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 6.92 billion animals | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 185 | Burundi | 6.56 billion animals | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 186 | Guinea | 6.56 billion animals | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 187 | East Timor | 5.45 billion animals | 2024 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 188 | Gambia | 5.14 billion animals | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 189 | Nauru | 5.10 billion animals | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 190 | Somalia | 4.88 billion animals | 2024 | down 26.2% | flat |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 4.24 billion animals | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 192 | Rwanda | 3.98 billion animals | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Cuba | 3.39 billion animals | 2024 | down 84.6% | falling |
| 194 | Lesotho | 2.80 billion animals | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.48 billion animals | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.47 billion animals | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 613.14 million animals | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 48.56 billion animals
About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.