EU-27: Young cattle slaughtered (from 8 to 12 month) (tons)

This page contains the data on the tons of Young cattle Slaughtered (from 8 to 12 month) 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:

The data reported also aggregates buffalo. This aggregation follows the definitions of EU Regulation 2022/2379 (SAIO): EU legislation requires mandatory reporting only for certain categories of bovine animals, without detailed distinction by species. Consequently, Eurostat publishes aggregate data and does not distinguish buffalo from other bovine categories.

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: Young cattle Slaughtered (from 8 to 12 month) ( Tons)
Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 4.590 4.450 4.270 4.090 3.730 3.550 2.190 2.110 -3,7% Jan - Aug '26
Belgium 1.710 1.700 1.420 1.340 1.710 2.880 1.600 3.780 +136,3% Jan - Sep '26
Bulgaria 530 480 460 390 420 430 270 310 +14,8% Jan - Aug '26
Cyprus 920 810 1.170 1.010 910 980 630 510 -19,0% Jan - Aug '26
Croatia 470 560 560 590 750 660 450 340 -24,4% Jan - Aug '26
Denmark 32.000 32.800 32.520 32.570 33.710 35.710 23.550 25.000 +6,2% Jan - Aug '26
Estonia 240 130 120 140 130 120 80 80 0,0% Jan - Aug '26
Finland 180 180 140 150 130 120 80 80 0,0% Jan - Aug '26
France 18.610 19.050 16.520 15.320 13.690 10.760 6.940 7.190 +3,6% Jan - Aug '26
Germany 0 3.230 2.780 2.950 2.840 2.380 1.470 1.510 +2,7% Jan - Aug '26
Greece 7.350 7.410 7.360 8.330 8.420 7.040 4.680 5.410 +15,6% Jan - Aug '26
Ireland 360 860 670 870 450 520 360 450 +25,0% Jan - Aug '26
Italy 6.650 6.820 7.320 11.120 11.380 11.110 7.170 6.380 -11,0% Jan - Aug '26
Latvia 450 430 420 390 350 290 200 180 -10,0% Jan - Aug '26
Lithuania 130 130 170 220 200 760 490 410 -16,3% Jan - Aug '26
Luxembourg 170 170 140 150 170 180 130 160 +23,1% Jan - Sep '26
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 30 10 0 - Jan - Aug '26
Netherlands 30.990 30.480 31.900 31.150 31.200 27.850 17.850 18.550 +3,9% Jan - Aug '26
Poland 550 720 690 550 540 80 30 70 +133,3% Jan - Aug '26
Portugal 17.710 17.900 16.580 16.120 15.460 14.710 9.450 8.070 -14,6% Jan - Aug '26
Czech Republic 270 350 380 400 380 360 230 220 -4,3% Jan - Aug '26
Romania 8.550 9.160 8.550 7.430 8.560 10.750 6.900 7.000 +1,4% Jan - Aug '26
Slovakia 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 - Jan - Aug '26
Slovenia 470 570 620 590 520 410 270 280 +3,7% Jan - Aug '26
Spain 211.070 215.700 202.810 184.660 184.120 152.600 97.720 81.920 -16,2% Jan - Aug '26
Sweden 1.760 1.540 1.520 1.420 1.300 960 600 370 -38,3% Jan - Jul '26
Hungary 460 910 670 380 340 500 330 230 -30,3% Jan - Aug '26
TOTAL EU 346.200 356.540 339.760 322.330 321.420 285.740 160.090 148.960 -7,0% Jan - Jul '26
Variazione % sull'anno precedente +3,0% -4,7% -5,1% -0,3% -11,1%      
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Source: Eurostat

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