EU-27: Cows slaughtered (tons)

This page contains the data on the tons of Cows 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:

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: Cows Slaughtered ( Tons)
Country 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 Var % Period
Austria 67.440 66.660 58.970 62.700 60.400 59.110 48.450 49.060 +1,3% Jan - Oct '24
Belgium 139.540 131.330 129.360 121.930 114.480 116.640 106.770 109.240 +2,3% Jan - Nov '24
Bulgaria 4.580 3.310 3.520 4.250 4.320 3.890 2.990 3.080 +3,0% Jan - Oct '24
Cyprus 1.240 1.210 1.110 1.880 1.990 1.860 1.480 1.590 +7,4% Jan - Oct '24
Croatia 5.500 4.770 4.560 5.070 5.070 4.680 3.810 3.610 -5,2% Jan - Oct '24
Denmark 55.200 52.600 51.900 53.400 51.860 51.930 42.660 40.700 -4,6% Jan - Oct '24
Estonia 5.160 4.760 5.130 4.980 5.240 4.910 4.560 4.650 +2,0% Jan - Nov '24
Finland 22.730 21.320 21.150 20.490 20.230 20.300 18.750 18.360 -2,1% Jan - Nov '24
France 609.520 597.460 602.880 595.980 571.080 532.840 489.110 480.070 -1,8% Jan - Nov '24
Germany 375.000 366.000 348.000 352.810 314.900 318.490 260.690 264.340 +1,4% Jan - Oct '24
Greece 8.950 6.920 6.320 6.380 7.250 7.370 5.750 4.690 -18,4% Jan - Sep '24
Ireland 121.400 110.760 116.880 113.040 125.370 124.260 113.110 120.840 +6,8% Jan - Nov '24
Italy 180.930 169.540 158.970 163.730 171.190 131.190 106.940 119.690 +11,9% Jan - Oct '24
Latvia 9.330 8.500 8.380 9.150 8.480 10.300 8.420 8.160 -3,1% Jan - Oct '24
Lithuania 18.760 19.330 18.170 19.860 19.250 20.750 17.080 17.130 +0,3% Jan - Oct '24
Luxembourg 3.310 3.600 3.300 3.670 3.480 3.280 3.030 2.910 -4,0% Jan - Nov '24
Malta 340 330 410 330 300 380 350 330 - Jan - Nov '24
Netherlands 160.880 134.430 150.540 147.590 135.640 152.070 125.050 124.520 -0,4% Jan - Oct '24
Poland 160.670 150.590 146.680 154.380 154.410 142.460 116.860 155.470 +33,0% Jan - Oct '24
Portugal 22.130 21.030 21.140 24.560 26.780 24.320 20.990 19.360 -7,8% Jan - Oct '24
Czech Republic 29.650 28.760 28.070 28.040 27.790 29.670 27.070 27.760 +2,5% Jan - Nov '24
Romania 26.720 21.450 14.440 17.090 18.380 16.040 14.640 16.270 +11,1% Jan - Nov '24
Slovakia 3.590 2.910 2.000(i) 3.550 2.650(i) 3.090 2.560 2.700 +5,5% Jan - Oct '24
Slovenia 5.780 6.260 6.430 7.310 7.470 6.120 4.710 4.520 -4,0% Jan - Oct '24
Spain 101.500 101.030 95.900 109.970 118.660 116.370 98.430 93.370 -5,1% Jan - Oct '24
Sweden 44.240 44.860 44.280 41.720 42.400 44.130 39.680 40.250 +1,4% Jan - Nov '24
Hungary 19.340 20.040 19.070 19.080 17.120 15.340 12.780 11.900 -6,9% Jan - Oct '24
TOTAL EU 2.203.430 2.099.760 2.067.560 2.092.940 2.036.190 1.961.790 1.430.010 1.472.330 +3,0% Jan - Sep '24
Variazione % sull'anno precedente -4,7% -1,5% +1,2% -2,7% -3,7%      
(i) incomplete data
(c) confidential data
Source: Eurostat

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