Hypothetical land animals slaughtered by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
468.52 billion
Belarus
Lowest
613.14 million
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
58.20 billion
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,563
What the numbers show
Hypothetical land animals slaughtered is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 468.52 billion in Belarus; the lowest is 613.14 million in Antigua and Barbuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.20 billion, and the mean is 84.92 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 764.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 380.9%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 84.6%).
Hypothetical land animals slaughtered: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 468.52 billion | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Guyana | 442.96 billion | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Brunei | 346.48 billion | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritius | 320.59 billion | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Poland | 293.94 billion | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Israel | 272.29 billion | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 7 | Belize | 266.40 billion | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Barbados | 265.79 billion | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 254.78 billion | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Jamaica | 248.90 billion | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 247.70 billion | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 12 | New Zealand | 238.06 billion | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 235.34 billion | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 232.84 billion | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 222.52 billion | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 212.34 billion | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 204.23 billion | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 201.92 billion | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 193.43 billion | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 185.46 billion | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 184.60 billion | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 179.49 billion | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 178.10 billion | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 176.01 billion | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 174.79 billion | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 172.56 billion | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Iran | 169.38 billion | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 169.20 billion | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 166.49 billion | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 163.92 billion | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 162.54 billion | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Thailand | 157.31 billion | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 156.86 billion | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Russia | 152.96 billion | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Taiwan | 152.90 billion | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Reunion | 152.68 billion | 2006 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 151.84 billion | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 147.49 billion | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia | 146.02 billion | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 144.48 billion | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Indonesia | 142.42 billion | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 141.70 billion | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 139.84 billion | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 138.56 billion | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 138.50 billion | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 137.31 billion | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 135.92 billion | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 135.08 billion | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 131.96 billion | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 131.61 billion | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 131.55 billion | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkey | 131.30 billion | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Libya | 127.05 billion | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Fiji | 126.74 billion | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 125.06 billion | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 121.72 billion | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 119.98 billion | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118.71 billion | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Moldova | 117.98 billion | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Niue | 115.43 billion | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Norway | 112.51 billion | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 62 | France | 111.76 billion | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 106.30 billion | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahamas | 105.31 billion | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 103.04 billion | 2024 | up 126.8% | rising |
| 66 | China | 100.74 billion | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Paraguay | 98.21 billion | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Latvia | 98.05 billion | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 97.44 billion | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 94.98 billion | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 94.42 billion | 2021 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 93.64 billion | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 93.25 billion | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Lebanon | 91.35 billion | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 75 | Czechia | 90.98 billion | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 76 | Myanmar | 89.96 billion | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Cyprus | 89.01 billion | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 78 | Kuwait | 88.69 billion | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 87.67 billion | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Italy | 86.79 billion | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 86.77 billion | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 86.23 billion | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Venezuela | 86.19 billion | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Sweden | 85.21 billion | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 84.88 billion | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 80.11 billion | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 76.30 billion | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 88 | Suriname | 73.76 billion | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 89 | Algeria | 72.40 billion | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Kiribati | 72.36 billion | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Vietnam | 71.49 billion | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Estonia | 70.32 billion | 2018 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 93 | Germany | 69.29 billion | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Pakistan | 68.24 billion | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovakia | 67.98 billion | 2019 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 96 | Nepal | 67.62 billion | 2024 | up 331.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Laos | 65.08 billion | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Tuvalu | 60.12 billion | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahrain | 58.35 billion | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 58.20 billion | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 101 | Qatar | 58.16 billion | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Montenegro | 58.12 billion | 2024 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 103 | Japan | 56.97 billion | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 56.88 billion | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 54.65 billion | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 51.38 billion | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 50.42 billion | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 108 | USSR | 48.56 billion | 1991 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Togo | 48.34 billion | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Senegal | 47.89 billion | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominica | 47.86 billion | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 112 | North Korea | 46.83 billion | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Malta | 46.46 billion | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 114 | Grenada | 41.96 billion | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Macao | 41.43 billion | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 116 | Yemen | 41.33 billion | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Cook Islands | 41.26 billion | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 118 | Albania | 39.55 billion | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Namibia | 39.05 billion | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Armenia | 38.99 billion | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Syria | 37.41 billion | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 122 | Palestine | 37.04 billion | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 36.00 billion | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 35.60 billion | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Mongolia | 33.47 billion | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 126 | Tonga | 32.28 billion | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 31.70 billion | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Mali | 31.61 billion | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 30.94 billion | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 130 | South Sudan | 29.06 billion | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 28.90 billion | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 132 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.65 billion | 2024 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 133 | Seychelles | 28.27 billion | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Cameroon | 27.07 billion | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | 26.23 billion | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Iraq | 25.76 billion | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Benin | 25.05 billion | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 138 | Ghana | 24.02 billion | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | 23.64 billion | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 23.44 billion | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 141 | Malawi | 23.14 billion | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Gabon | 23.03 billion | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.69 billion | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 21.79 billion | 2024 | up 380.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar | 21.09 billion | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 146 | Zambia | 20.61 billion | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 20.59 billion | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 148 | India | 20.52 billion | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 19.56 billion | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Samoa | 19.52 billion | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 151 | Guadeloupe | 19.40 billion | 2006 | up 330.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Mozambique | 19.04 billion | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 153 | Hong Kong | 19.02 billion | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 154 | Uganda | 18.23 billion | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.17 billion | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 17.60 billion | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.59 billion | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 158 | Micronesia (country) | 17.39 billion | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.70 billion | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Oman | 16.69 billion | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Mauritania | 16.25 billion | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 15.32 billion | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 163 | Chad | 14.96 billion | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 14.70 billion | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Martinique | 14.61 billion | 2006 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 166 | Nigeria | 14.14 billion | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 167 | Bhutan | 14.04 billion | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Angola | 13.94 billion | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Tanzania | 13.63 billion | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 170 | North Macedonia | 12.55 billion | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 171 | French Guiana | 12.50 billion | 2006 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 172 | Cambodia | 12.36 billion | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 173 | Kenya | 12.10 billion | 2024 | up 176.5% | rising |
| 174 | Botswana | 11.73 billion | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 175 | Sudan | 10.61 billion | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 9.29 billion | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Congo | 9.09 billion | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 178 | Niger | 8.51 billion | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 8.31 billion | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 180 | Haiti | 8.07 billion | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.05 billion | 2024 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 182 | Comoros | 7.49 billion | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 7.37 billion | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 184 | Eritrea | 7.13 billion | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 6.92 billion | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 186 | Burundi | 6.56 billion | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 187 | Guinea | 6.56 billion | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 188 | East Timor | 5.45 billion | 2024 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 189 | Gambia | 5.14 billion | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 190 | Nauru | 5.10 billion | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 191 | Somalia | 4.88 billion | 2024 | down 26.2% | flat |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 4.24 billion | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 193 | Rwanda | 3.98 billion | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Cuba | 3.39 billion | 2024 | down 84.6% | falling |
| 195 | Lesotho | 2.80 billion | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 196 | Luxembourg | 1.75 billion | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.48 billion | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.47 billion | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 613.14 million | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |