EU-27: Heifer (including buffalo species) slaughtered (tons)

This page contains the data on the tons of Heifer (including Buffalo Species) Slaughtered in the European Union, in terms of carcass weight. The data are collected on a monthly basis and divided by EU country.

The first two graphs highlight the share of the single Countries on the total slaughterings of in EU-27, and the the main changes that occurred during the current year.

The tables below report the annual and monthly data on slaughters in EU countries: to obtain the monthly data, simply click on the chosen year in the table header;to access further details on each country, click on the country of interest.

Furthermore, the following entries are made available for the European Union and for each country:

I dati riportati aggregano anche i bufalini. Questa aggregazione segue le definizioni del Regolamento UE 2022/2379 (SAIO): la normativa UE prevede la trasmissione obbligatoria solo di alcune categorie di bovini, senza distinzione dettagliata per specie. Di conseguenza, Eurostat pubblica i dati aggregati e non distingue i bufalini dalle altre categorie bovine.

VIEW SLAUGHTERS
in number of heads
  • To view the monthly data, click on the chosen year on the table header
  • To access further details for each Country, click on the Country of interest.
EU-27: Heifer (including Buffalo Species) Slaughtered ( Tons)
Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 36.060 34.010 34.920 34.030 33.480 32.720 - - - -
Belgium 2.800 3.630 3.370 3.160 3.270 2.360 230 160 -30,4% Jan '26
Bulgaria 570 490 560 760 990 1.320 - - - -
Cyprus 380 590 740 670 760 720 - - - -
Croatia 9.530 8.270 8.320 7.360 7.830 5.380 - - - -
Denmark 15.200 15.500 16.040 16.250 16.570 15.930 - - - -
Estonia 1.200 1.230 1.180 1.110 1.000 860 80 60 -25,0% Jan '26
Finland 14.950 14.910 14.900 16.510 16.970 15.650 - - - -
France 218.560 220.040 218.060 211.050 211.370 210.690 - - - -
Germany 179.000 180.030 163.220 166.220 177.130 162.270 - - - -
Greece 4.260 4.800 6.620 7.510 6.980 7.910 - - - -
Ireland 193.860 177.060 180.710 174.950 182.340 173.040 - - - -
Italy 186.490 189.380 190.600 153.640 157.790 168.410 - - - -
Latvia 1.950 2.140 2.090 2.340 2.230 2.010 - - - -
Lithuania 6.080 6.140 5.990 6.330 6.580 5.800 - - - -
Luxembourg 2.150 2.290 2.150 2.230 2.120 1.860 160 140 -12,5% Jan '26
Malta 130 130 120 120 130 160 - - - -
Netherlands 3.020 3.160 3.310 3.950 3.950 3.830 - - - -
Poland 82.040 85.950 85.890 80.810 106.370 105.870 - - - -
Portugal 13.170 13.990 16.290 16.550 19.030 17.220 - - - -
Czech Republic 6.640 6.620 6.260 6.730 7.220 7.020 - - - -
Romania 1.830 1.960 1.700 1.500 1.490 1.800 - - - -
Slovakia 290 350 380 410 520 530 - - - -
Slovenia 5.270 5.560 5.460 5.270 5.490 4.930 - - - -
Spain 116.150 117.980 123.440 119.520 129.880 138.790 - - - -
Sweden 20.830 20.400 20.430 21.670 22.500 20.330 - - - -
Hungary 2.670 2.890 2.670 2.820 2.360 2.780 - - - -
TOTAL EU 1.125.080 1.119.500 1.115.420 1.063.470 1.126.350 1.110.190 - - - -
Variazione % sull'anno precedente -0,5% -0,4% -4,7% +5,9% -1,4%      
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Source: Eurostat

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