Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in United States
United States: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. was 235.34 billion animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in United States, 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
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in United States is 235.34 billion animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in United States peaked at 235.34 billion animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.77 billion animals, in 1961.
United States ranks 13th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.51 billion animals | 41.77 billion animals | 58.88 billion animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.16 billion animals | 62.13 billion animals | 83.30 billion animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.56 billion animals | 86.07 billion animals | 127.08 billion animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 164.84 billion animals | 135.45 billion animals | 190.47 billion animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.42 billion animals | 194.32 billion animals | 213.79 billion animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 212.27 billion animals | 204.39 billion animals | 225.74 billion animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 231.33 billion animals | 226.78 billion animals | 235.34 billion animals | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in United States?
- Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in United States was 235.34 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 235.34 billion animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.77 billion animals in 1961.
- How does United States rank for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- United States ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.