Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Japan
Japan: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. was 56.97 billion animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Japan recorded 56.97 billion animals for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Japan peaked at 56.97 billion animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.41 billion animals, in 1961.
Japan ranks 103rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.14 billion animals | 3.41 billion animals | 10.38 billion animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.26 billion animals | 12.70 billion animals | 26.44 billion animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.58 billion animals | 27.44 billion animals | 32.76 billion animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.70 billion animals | 29.95 billion animals | 31.55 billion animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.23 billion animals | 30.26 billion animals | 40.90 billion animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.24 billion animals | 40.62 billion animals | 50.55 billion animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.08 billion animals | 52.18 billion animals | 56.97 billion animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 100 Singapore 58.20 billion animals compare
- 101 Qatar 58.16 billion animals compare
- 102 Montenegro 58.12 billion animals compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 56.88 billion animals compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 54.65 billion animals compare
- 106 Sri Lanka 51.38 billion animals compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Japan?
- Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Japan was 56.97 billion animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.97 billion animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 billion animals in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- Japan ranks 103rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.