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Number of cattle slaughtered for meat

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  1. 1China45.89M
  2. 2Brazil39.69M
  3. 3United States32.16M
  4. 4Argentina13.93M
  5. 5Pakistan10.5M
  6. 6Mexico8.92M
  7. 7Australia8.69M
  8. 8Russian Federation7.54M
  9. 9Uzbekistan6.04M
  10. 10Turkiye5.08M
  11. 11New Zealand4.68M
  12. 12Tanzania4.59M
  13. 13Chad4.34M
  14. 14France3.99M
  15. 15Ethiopia3.95M
  16. 16Canada3.41M
  17. 17Sudan3.36M
  18. 18Nigeria3.31M
  19. 19Colombia3.23M
  20. 20South Africa3.16M
  21. 21Germany3.03M
  22. 22United Kingdom2.85M
  23. 23Bangladesh2.81M
  24. 24Zimbabwe2.74M
  25. 25Italy2.61M
  26. 26Spain2.48M
  27. 27Kazakhstan2.44M
  28. 28Paraguay2.31M
  29. 29Uruguay2.29M
  30. 30Kenya2.24M
  31. 31Poland2.13M
  32. 32Netherlands2.11M
  33. 33Ireland1.91M
  34. 34Viet Nam1.82M
  35. 35Bolivia1.7M
  36. 36Venezuela, RB1.67M
  37. 37Belarus1.63M
  38. 38Indonesia1.46M
  39. 39Yemen, Rep.1.43M
  40. 40Uganda1.4M
  41. 41Iran, Islamic Rep.1.39M
  42. 42Peru1.38M
  43. 43Zambia1.37M
  44. 44Ukraine1.34M
  45. 45Azerbaijan1.29M
  46. 46Burkina Faso1.27M
  47. 47Morocco1.27M
  48. 48Guatemala1.16M
  49. 49Egypt, Arab Rep.1.16M
  50. 50Korea, Rep.1.12M
  51. 51Ecuador1.08M
  52. 52Japan1.03M
  53. 53South Sudan966,271
  54. 54Turkmenistan909,318
  55. 55Tajikistan887,582
  56. 56Philippines880,955
  57. 57Mongolia857,651
  58. 58Cameroon810,432
  59. 59Belgium809,220
  60. 60Chile760,265
  61. 61Thailand724,716
  62. 62Guinea679,014
  63. 63Malawi673,338
  64. 64Algeria648,036
  65. 65Central African Republic642,964
  66. 66Angola640,712
  67. 67Myanmar609,126
  68. 68Austria608,940
  69. 69Switzerland602,708
  70. 70Romania561,440
  71. 71Mali560,209
  72. 72Kyrgyz Republic547,935
  73. 73Somalia, Fed. Rep.511,646
  74. 74Armenia496,629
  75. 75Cambodia483,033
  76. 76Senegal482,928
  77. 77Dominican Republic479,966
  78. 78Rwanda468,904
  79. 79Afghanistan467,376
  80. 80Denmark436,540
  81. 81Sweden433,650
  82. 82Costa Rica409,528
  83. 83Portugal402,420
  84. 84Israel399,458
  85. 85Lao PDR366,772
  86. 86Syrian Arab Republic343,846
  87. 87Panama326,791
  88. 88Honduras326,708
  89. 89Georgia325,114
  90. 90Botswana314,727
  91. 91Haiti314,035
  92. 92Ghana308,965
  93. 93Norway305,000
  94. 94Cuba300,000
  95. 95Serbia281,184
  96. 96Finland264,220
  97. 97Eritrea254,199
  98. 98Mauritania247,091
  99. 99Madagascar236,569
  100. 100Niger233,112
  101. 101Albania231,759
  102. 102Czechia231,310
  103. 103Cote d'Ivoire223,892
  104. 104Benin214,628
  105. 105Saudi Arabia202,331
  106. 106Tunisia188,216
  107. 107Congo, Dem. Rep.182,882
  108. 108Lebanon181,392
  109. 109Sri Lanka164,177
  110. 110Iraq163,675
  111. 111Lithuania163,250
  112. 112Croatia158,800
  113. 113Jordan157,832
  114. 114Mozambique150,246
  115. 115Greece138,480
  116. 116Korea, Dem. People's Rep.135,659
  117. 117Oman130,091
  118. 118Malaysia117,197
  119. 119Bulgaria116,570
  120. 120El Salvador115,831
  121. 121Namibia114,187
  122. 122Slovenia105,410
  123. 123Hungary91,120
  124. 124United Arab Emirates88,021
  125. 125Burundi81,268
  126. 126Togo81,000
  127. 127Eswatini79,676
  128. 128Latvia77,440
  129. 129Guinea-Bissau67,665
  130. 130Djibouti60,011
  131. 131Sierra Leone46,132
  132. 132Taiwan39,898
  133. 133Bosnia and Herzegovina38,616
  134. 134Congo, Rep.35,372
  135. 135Slovak Republic34,380
  136. 136Libya32,226
  137. 137Montenegro32,000
  138. 138Estonia30,700
  139. 139Jamaica28,554
  140. 140Luxembourg25,270
  141. 141Iceland22,453
  142. 142Hong Kong SAR, China21,642
  143. 143Papua New Guinea21,543
  144. 144Gambia, The21,471
  145. 145Cyprus20,530
  146. 146Bhutan18,930
  147. 147Moldova17,988
  148. 148Fiji17,424
  149. 149Puerto Rico (US)17,063
  150. 150New Caledonia13,393
  151. 151Timor-Leste13,342
  152. 152North Macedonia12,787
  153. 153Comoros11,146
  154. 154Guyana11,106
  155. 155Vanuatu10,745
  156. 156Belize10,500
  157. 157Samoa8,557
  158. 158Liberia8,388
  159. 159Qatar7,618
  160. 160Mauritius7,567
  161. 161Gabon7,308
  162. 162Suriname7,229
  163. 163Kuwait7,118
  164. 164Lesotho6,948
  165. 165Trinidad and Tobago6,800
  166. 166Bahrain6,463
  167. 167Cabo Verde4,467
  168. 168Solomon Islands4,174
  169. 169Malta4,030
  170. 170Brunei Darussalam3,779
  171. 171Dominica3,022
  172. 172St. Lucia2,193
  173. 173Macao SAR, China2,127
  174. 174Sao Tome and Principe1,937
  175. 175Tonga1,820
  176. 176Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1,817
  177. 177Grenada954
  178. 178Barbados875
  179. 179French Polynesia845
  180. 180St. Vincent and the Grenadines515
  181. 181Antigua and Barbuda461
  182. 182Equatorial Guinea440
  183. 183Faroe Islands243
  184. 184St. Kitts and Nevis226
  185. 185Bahamas, The105
  186. 186Singapore85
  187. 187Seychelles83

Number of cattle slaughtered for meat

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