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Hypothetical number of land animals that would be slaughtered if all countries produced meat in the same way as a given country

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League table

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  1. 1Belarus468.52B
  2. 2Guyana442.96B
  3. 3Brunei Darussalam346.48B
  4. 4Mauritius320.59B
  5. 5Poland293.95B
  6. 6Israel272.28B
  7. 7Belize266.4B
  8. 8Barbados265.79B
  9. 9Brazil254.78B
  10. 10Jamaica248.9B
  11. 11Australia247.7B
  12. 12New Zealand238.06B
  13. 13United States235.34B
  14. 14Netherlands232.84B
  15. 15Belgium222.52B
  16. 16Peru212.34B
  17. 17Panama204.23B
  18. 18Hungary201.92B
  19. 19Portugal193.42B
  20. 20Dominican Republic185.46B
  21. 21Trinidad and Tobago184.6B
  22. 22Jordan179.49B
  23. 23Korea, Rep.178.1B
  24. 24Canada176.01B
  25. 25Ireland174.79B
  26. 26El Salvador172.56B
  27. 27Iran, Islamic Rep.169.38B
  28. 28Slovenia169.2B
  29. 29Colombia166.49B
  30. 30Denmark163.92B
  31. 31Saudi Arabia162.54B
  32. 32Thailand157.31B
  33. 33Malaysia156.86B
  34. 34Russian Federation152.96B
  35. 35Taiwan152.9B
  36. 36Spain151.84B
  37. 37Morocco147.49B
  38. 38Bolivia146.02B
  39. 39United Kingdom144.48B
  40. 40Indonesia142.42B
  41. 41Romania141.7B
  42. 42Greece139.84B
  43. 43Argentina138.56B
  44. 44Lithuania138.5B
  45. 45Ukraine137.31B
  46. 46Mexico135.92B
  47. 47South Africa135.08B
  48. 48Costa Rica131.96B
  49. 49Iceland131.61B
  50. 50Egypt, Arab Rep.131.55B
  51. 51Turkiye131.3B
  52. 52Libya127.05B
  53. 53Fiji126.74B
  54. 54Chile125.06B
  55. 55Ecuador121.72B
  56. 56Finland119.98B
  57. 57Bosnia and Herzegovina118.71B
  58. 58Moldova117.98B
  59. 59Norway112.51B
  60. 60France111.76B
  61. 61Guatemala106.3B
  62. 62Bahamas, The105.32B
  63. 63Serbia103.04B
  64. 64China100.74B
  65. 65Paraguay98.21B
  66. 66Latvia98.05B
  67. 67Philippines97.44B
  68. 68Honduras94.98B
  69. 69Croatia93.64B
  70. 70Azerbaijan93.25B
  71. 71Lebanon91.35B
  72. 72Czechia90.98B
  73. 73Myanmar89.96B
  74. 74Cyprus89.01B
  75. 75Kuwait88.69B
  76. 76Uruguay87.67B
  77. 77Italy86.79B
  78. 78Tunisia86.77B
  79. 79Switzerland86.23B
  80. 80Venezuela, RB86.19B
  81. 81Sweden85.21B
  82. 82Kazakhstan80.11B
  83. 83Bulgaria76.3B
  84. 84Suriname73.76B
  85. 85Algeria72.4B
  86. 86Kiribati72.36B
  87. 87Viet Nam71.49B
  88. 88Germany69.29B
  89. 89Pakistan68.24B
  90. 90Nepal67.62B
  91. 91Lao PDR65.08B
  92. 92Tuvalu60.12B
  93. 93Bahrain58.35B
  94. 94Singapore58.2B
  95. 95Qatar58.16B
  96. 96Montenegro58.12B
  97. 97Japan56.97B
  98. 98Burkina Faso56.88B
  99. 99St. Lucia54.65B
  100. 100Sri Lanka51.38B
  101. 101Puerto Rico (US)50.42B
  102. 102Togo48.34B
  103. 103Senegal47.89B
  104. 104Dominica47.86B
  105. 105Korea, Dem. People's Rep.46.83B
  106. 106Malta46.46B
  107. 107Grenada41.96B
  108. 108Macao SAR, China41.43B
  109. 109Yemen, Rep.41.33B
  110. 110Albania39.55B
  111. 111Namibia39.05B
  112. 112Armenia38.99B
  113. 113Syrian Arab Republic37.41B
  114. 114Zimbabwe36B
  115. 115United Arab Emirates35.6B
  116. 116Mongolia33.47B
  117. 117Tonga32.28B
  118. 118Sierra Leone31.7B
  119. 119Mali31.61B
  120. 120Georgia30.94B
  121. 121South Sudan29.06B
  122. 122Turkmenistan28.9B
  123. 123Cote d'Ivoire28.65B
  124. 124Seychelles28.27B
  125. 125Cameroon27.07B
  126. 126Liberia26.23B
  127. 127Iraq25.76B
  128. 128Benin25.05B
  129. 129Ghana24.02B
  130. 130Uzbekistan23.64B
  131. 131French Polynesia23.44B
  132. 132Malawi23.14B
  133. 133Gabon23.03B
  134. 134Sao Tome and Principe22.69B
  135. 135Tajikistan21.79B
  136. 136Madagascar21.09B
  137. 137Zambia20.61B
  138. 138Eswatini20.59B
  139. 139India20.52B
  140. 140Bangladesh19.56B
  141. 141Samoa19.52B
  142. 142Mozambique19.04B
  143. 143Hong Kong SAR, China19.02B
  144. 144Uganda18.23B
  145. 145St. Vincent and the Grenadines18.17B
  146. 146New Caledonia17.6B
  147. 147Kyrgyz Republic17.59B
  148. 148Micronesia, Fed. Sts.17.39B
  149. 149Guinea-Bissau16.7B
  150. 150Oman16.69B
  151. 151Mauritania16.25B
  152. 152Vanuatu15.32B
  153. 153Chad14.96B
  154. 154Central African Republic14.7B
  155. 155Nigeria14.14B
  156. 156Bhutan14.04B
  157. 157Angola13.94B
  158. 158Tanzania13.63B
  159. 159North Macedonia12.55B
  160. 160Cambodia12.36B
  161. 161Kenya12.1B
  162. 162Botswana11.73B
  163. 163Sudan10.61B
  164. 164Cabo Verde9.29B
  165. 165Congo, Rep.9.09B
  166. 166Niger8.51B
  167. 167Afghanistan8.31B
  168. 168Haiti8.07B
  169. 169St. Kitts and Nevis8.05B
  170. 170Comoros7.49B
  171. 171Papua New Guinea7.37B
  172. 172Eritrea7.13B
  173. 173Ethiopia6.92B
  174. 174Burundi6.56B
  175. 175Guinea6.56B
  176. 176Timor-Leste5.45B
  177. 177Gambia, The5.14B
  178. 178Naoero5.1B
  179. 179Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.88B
  180. 180Solomon Islands4.24B
  181. 181Rwanda3.98B
  182. 182Cuba3.39B
  183. 183Lesotho2.8B
  184. 184Luxembourg1.75B
  185. 185Equatorial Guinea1.48B
  186. 186Congo, Dem. Rep.1.47B
  187. 187Antigua and Barbuda613.14M

Hypothetical number of land animals that would be slaughtered if all countries produced meat in the same way as a given country