EU-27: Heifer slaughtered (heads)

This page contains the data on the number of Heifer Slaughtered in European Union. 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:

  • 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 Slaughtered ( Heads)
Country 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 Var % Period
Austria 125.280 127.400 110.060 107.880 111.700 108.330 17.520 18.060 +3,1% Jan - Feb '24
Belgium 12.730 10.340 9.760 12.610 12.220 11.560 2.990 2.740 -8,4% Jan - Mar '24
Bulgaria 2.070 2.170 3.180 2.740 2.890 3.940 640 720 +12,5% Jan - Feb '24
Cyprus 2.120 2.050 1.630 2.510 3.210 2.910 480 630 +31,3% Jan - Feb '24
Croatia 29.800 33.800 32.300 28.700 29.100 25.400 3.600 4.400 +22,2% Jan - Feb '24
Denmark 63.200 60.700 56.100 58.000 60.760 61.140 8.880 9.890 +11,4% Jan - Feb '24
Estonia 3.820 4.440 4.790 4.920 4.610 4.440 1.180 1.050 -11,0% Jan - Mar '24
Finland 53.580 55.700 55.840 55.240 56.310 62.490 14.200 13.830 -2,6% Jan - Mar '24
France 587.570 578.930 584.930 593.050 588.690 566.410 143.740 141.230 -1,7% Jan - Mar '24
Germany 549.000 574.000 559.000 571.610 524.620 526.700 82.960 91.820 +10,7% Jan - Feb '24
Greece 19.520 17.550 16.990 18.810 25.260 30.410 5.410 4.360 -19,4% Jan - Feb '24
Ireland 567.360 590.590 610.420 564.390 582.650 568.930 148.720 154.800 +4,1% Jan - Mar '24
Italy 609.750 622.060 648.490 649.870 667.320 604.190 91.590 98.130 +7,1% Jan - Feb '24
Latvia 11.080 10.100 8.860 9.440 9.210 10.520 1.360 1.680 +23,5% Jan - Feb '24
Lithuania 23.140 24.020 22.670 22.600 21.910 23.960 3.400 4.460 +31,2% Jan - Feb '24
Luxembourg 5.900 6.050 6.340 6.740 6.280 6.360 1.610 1.550 -3,7% Jan - Mar '24
Malta 570 610 570 490 510 580 100 70 - Jan - Feb '24
Netherlands 14.190 11.080 12.350 12.710 12.290 13.500 2.180 2.390 +9,6% Jan - Feb '24
Poland 312.000 301.920 296.910 310.720 313.180 298.030 49.050 62.510 +27,4% Jan - Feb '24
Portugal 53.460 52.000 55.250 58.080 68.260 68.750 9.030 11.500 +27,4% Jan - Feb '24
Czech Republic 24.720 25.940 26.390 26.490 25.040 26.430 4.110 5.030 +22,4% Jan - Feb '24
Romania 12.180 11.500 8.060 8.540 7.730 6.320 870 810 -6,9% Jan - Feb '24
Slovakia 2.070 1.670 1.360(i) 1.570(i) 1.740 1.820 320 400 +25,0% Jan - Feb '24
Slovenia 18.050 18.370 18.510 19.630 19.820 19.050 2.910 3.070 +5,5% Jan - Feb '24
Spain 416.650 437.590 438.590 448.310 475.480 466.930 63.940 81.930 +28,1% Jan - Feb '24
Sweden 58.750 62.540 68.160 65.430 65.690 70.130 12.610 14.360 +13,9% Jan - Feb '24
Hungary 9.970 10.280 10.520 11.020 10.540 10.920 2.730 2.170 -20,5% Jan - Mar '24
TOTAL EU 3.588.530 3.653.400 3.668.030 3.672.100 3.707.020 3.600.150 566.280 630.510 +11,3% Jan - Feb '24
Variazione % sull'anno precedente +1,8% +0,4% +0,1% +1,0% -2,9%      
(i) incomplete data
(c) confidential data
Source: Eurostat

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