Number of cattle slaughtered for meat FAO
animals slaughtered
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 2012 to 2023
Number of goats slaughtered for meat FAO animals slaughtered | Number of chickens slaughtered for meat FAO animals slaughtered | Number of turkeys slaughtered for meat FAO animals slaughtered | Number of pigs slaughtered for meat FAO animals slaughtered | Number of sheep slaughtered for meat FAO animals slaughtered | Number of ducks slaughtered for meat FAO animals slaughtered | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country or region | 2012 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2012 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2012 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2012 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2012 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2012 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2012 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change |
| World | 283,116,736 | 309,870,048 | +26,753,312 | +9% | 418,099,616 | 543,794,624 | +125,695,008 | +30% | 59,392,740,000 | 76,245,632,000 | +16,852,892,000 | +28% | 618,085,000 | 521,969,000 | -96,116,000 | -16% | 1,418,097,024 | 1,511,950,848 | +93,853,824 | +7% | 520,262,784 | 695,482,432 | +175,219,648 | +34% | 2,890,278,000 | 4,188,010,000 | +1,297,732,000 | +45% |
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