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Number of cattle slaughtered for meat

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  1. 1China125,721.4
  2. 2Brazil108,737.5
  3. 3United States88,097
  4. 4Argentina38,169.2
  5. 5Pakistan28,772.6
  6. 6Mexico24,441.3
  7. 7Australia23,807.1
  8. 8Russian Federation20,660.3
  9. 9Uzbekistan16,547.5
  10. 10Turkiye13,911.8
  11. 11New Zealand12,829.8
  12. 12Tanzania12,563.6
  13. 13Chad11,899.4
  14. 14France10,920.9
  15. 15Ethiopia10,814.4
  16. 16Canada9,349
  17. 17Sudan9,199
  18. 18Nigeria9,066.3
  19. 19Colombia8,837.3
  20. 20South Africa8,667.4
  21. 21Germany8,290.9
  22. 22United Kingdom7,813.7
  23. 23Bangladesh7,701.5
  24. 24Zimbabwe7,500.9
  25. 25Italy7,142.8
  26. 26Spain6,804.3
  27. 27Kazakhstan6,689.4
  28. 28Paraguay6,332.4
  29. 29Uruguay6,263.6
  30. 30Kenya6,146.8
  31. 31Poland5,826.2
  32. 32Netherlands5,779.5
  33. 33Ireland5,220.5
  34. 34Viet Nam4,988.6
  35. 35Bolivia4,670.2
  36. 36Venezuela, RB4,579.4
  37. 37Belarus4,466
  38. 38Indonesia4,012.3
  39. 39Yemen, Rep.3,928.1
  40. 40Uganda3,823.4
  41. 41Iran, Islamic Rep.3,799.9
  42. 42Peru3,782.5
  43. 43Zambia3,764.4
  44. 44Ukraine3,663.8
  45. 45Azerbaijan3,543.6
  46. 46Burkina Faso3,489.2
  47. 47Morocco3,479.5
  48. 48Guatemala3,172.7
  49. 49Egypt, Arab Rep.3,172.2
  50. 50Korea, Rep.3,054.8
  51. 51Ecuador2,959.1
  52. 52Japan2,812.2
  53. 53South Sudan2,647.3
  54. 54Turkmenistan2,491.3
  55. 55Tajikistan2,431.7
  56. 56Philippines2,413.6
  57. 57Mongolia2,349.7
  58. 58Cameroon2,220.4
  59. 59Belgium2,217
  60. 60Chile2,082.9
  61. 61Thailand1,985.5
  62. 62Guinea1,860.3
  63. 63Malawi1,844.8
  64. 64Algeria1,775.4
  65. 65Central African Republic1,761.5
  66. 66Angola1,755.4
  67. 67Myanmar1,668.8
  68. 68Austria1,668.3
  69. 69Switzerland1,651.3
  70. 70Romania1,538.2
  71. 71Mali1,534.8
  72. 72Kyrgyz Republic1,501.2
  73. 73Somalia, Fed. Rep.1,401.8
  74. 74Armenia1,360.6
  75. 75Cambodia1,323.4
  76. 76Senegal1,323.1
  77. 77Dominican Republic1,315
  78. 78Rwanda1,284.7
  79. 79Afghanistan1,280.5
  80. 80Denmark1,196
  81. 81Sweden1,188.1
  82. 82Costa Rica1,122
  83. 83Portugal1,102.5
  84. 84Israel1,094.4
  85. 85Lao PDR1,004.9
  86. 86Syrian Arab Republic942
  87. 87Panama895.3
  88. 88Honduras895.1
  89. 89Georgia890.7
  90. 90Botswana862.3
  91. 91Haiti860.4
  92. 92Ghana846.5
  93. 93Norway835.6
  94. 94Cuba821.9
  95. 95Serbia770.4
  96. 96Finland723.9
  97. 97Eritrea696.4
  98. 98Mauritania677
  99. 99Madagascar648.1
  100. 100Niger638.7
  101. 101Albania635
  102. 102Czechia633.7
  103. 103Cote d'Ivoire613.4
  104. 104Benin588
  105. 105Saudi Arabia554.3
  106. 106Tunisia515.7
  107. 107Congo, Dem. Rep.501
  108. 108Lebanon497
  109. 109Sri Lanka449.8
  110. 110Iraq448.4
  111. 111Lithuania447.3
  112. 112Croatia435.1
  113. 113Jordan432.4
  114. 114Mozambique411.6
  115. 115Greece379.4
  116. 116Korea, Dem. People's Rep.371.7
  117. 117Oman356.4
  118. 118Malaysia321.1
  119. 119Bulgaria319.4
  120. 120El Salvador317.3
  121. 121Namibia312.8
  122. 122Slovenia288.8
  123. 123Hungary249.6
  124. 124United Arab Emirates241.2
  125. 125Burundi222.7
  126. 126Togo221.9
  127. 127Eswatini218.3
  128. 128Latvia212.2
  129. 129Guinea-Bissau185.4
  130. 130Djibouti164.4
  131. 131Sierra Leone126.4
  132. 132Taiwan109.3
  133. 133Bosnia and Herzegovina105.8
  134. 134Congo, Rep.96.9
  135. 135Slovak Republic94.2
  136. 136Libya88.3
  137. 137Montenegro87.7
  138. 138Estonia84.1
  139. 139Jamaica78.2
  140. 140Luxembourg69.2
  141. 141Iceland61.5
  142. 142Hong Kong SAR, China59.3
  143. 143Papua New Guinea59
  144. 144Gambia, The58.8
  145. 145Cyprus56.2
  146. 146Bhutan51.9
  147. 147Moldova49.3
  148. 148Fiji47.7
  149. 149Puerto Rico (US)46.7
  150. 150New Caledonia36.7
  151. 151Timor-Leste36.6
  152. 152North Macedonia35
  153. 153Comoros30.5
  154. 154Guyana30.4
  155. 155Vanuatu29.4
  156. 156Belize28.8
  157. 157Samoa23.4
  158. 158Liberia23
  159. 159Qatar20.9
  160. 160Mauritius20.7
  161. 161Gabon20
  162. 162Suriname19.8
  163. 163Kuwait19.5
  164. 164Lesotho19
  165. 165Trinidad and Tobago18.6
  166. 166Bahrain17.7
  167. 167Cabo Verde12.2
  168. 168Solomon Islands11.4
  169. 169Malta11
  170. 170Brunei Darussalam10.4
  171. 171Dominica8.3
  172. 172St. Lucia6
  173. 173Macao SAR, China5.8
  174. 174Sao Tome and Principe5.3
  175. 175Tonga5
  176. 176Micronesia, Fed. Sts.5
  177. 177Grenada2.6
  178. 178Barbados2.4
  179. 179French Polynesia2.3
  180. 180St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.4
  181. 181Antigua and Barbuda1.3
  182. 182Equatorial Guinea1.2
  183. 183Faroe Islands0.67
  184. 184St. Kitts and Nevis0.62
  185. 185Bahamas, The0.29
  186. 186Singapore0.23
  187. 187Seychelles0.23

Number of cattle slaughtered for meat