EU-27: Young cattle (including buffalo species) slaughtered (from 8 to 12 month) (heads)

This page contains the data on the number of Young cattle (including Buffalo Species) Slaughtered (from 8 to 12 month) 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:

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 Tons (carcass weight)
  • 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 (including Buffalo Species) Slaughtered (from 8 to 12 month) ( Heads)
Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 19.220 18.820 18.190 17.420 15.920 15.170 8.340 7.550 -9,5% Jan - Jul '26
Belgium 8.390 8.330 6.950 6.900 8.970 14.710 6.110 13.900 +127,5% Jan - Jul '26
Bulgaria 2.920 2.810 2.500 2.250 2.560 2.640 1.520 1.560 +2,6% Jan - Jul '26
Cyprus 4.330 3.910 5.600 4.890 4.420 4.700 2.570 2.200 -14,4% Jan - Jul '26
Croatia 2.800 3.500 3.400 3.800 4.600 3.900 2.500 1.900 -24,0% Jan - Jul '26
Denmark 147.400 153.400 153.020 152.770 158.570 164.900 94.750 96.940 +2,3% Jan - Jul '26
Estonia 1.230 600 490 700 570 510 310 220 -29,0% Jan - Jul '26
Finland 1.140 1.040 930 1.010 830 770 540 430 -20,4% Jan - Aug '26
France 75.470 76.560 68.760 64.090 57.330 46.030 29.580 30.300 +2,4% Jan - Aug '26
Germany 15.000 18.470 16.210 16.710 15.290 12.830 7.060 7.320 +3,7% Jan - Jul '26
Greece 39.620 40.110 38.870 43.900 44.110 36.830 21.510 23.700 +10,2% Jan - Jul '26
Ireland 1.840 7.180 4.860 6.970 2.170 2.490 1.750 2.180 +24,6% Jan - Aug '26
Italy 45.060 43.860 47.630 74.010 74.960 73.240 42.240 37.250 -11,8% Jan - Jul '26
Latvia 3.100 2.850 2.810 2.720 2.420 2.130 1.370 1.150 -16,1% Jan - Jul '26
Lithuania 850 730 850 1.220 1.170 2.910 1.520 1.650 +8,6% Jan - Jul '26
Luxembourg 870 860 750 760 850 890 590 590 0,0% Jan - Aug '26
Malta 140 210 190 120 90 210 110 80 - Jan - Aug '26
Netherlands 151.990 150.980 154.250 151.860 149.530 133.150 76.000 77.420 +1,9% Jan - Jul '26
Poland 4.300 5.330 4.790 3.810 3.630 470 160 440 +175,0% Jan - Jul '26
Portugal 95.140 96.160 89.750 87.630 82.370 77.160 42.850 36.930 -13,8% Jan - Jul '26
Czech Republic 2.040 2.420 2.720 2.800 2.580 2.420 1.410 1.220 -13,5% Jan - Jul '26
Romania 37.870 39.890 37.300 32.840 35.560 45.740 24.790 24.460 -1,3% Jan - Jul '26
Slovakia 40 50 30 160 160 80 60 10 - Jan - Jul '26
Slovenia 2.910 3.680 4.150 3.990 3.520 2.780 1.670 1.680 +0,6% Jan - Jul '26
Spain 850.510 873.700 831.520 755.950 750.840 625.440 351.850 291.640 -17,1% Jan - Jul '26
Sweden 10.730 9.180 9.110 8.670 7.930 5.810 3.620 2.140 -40,9% Jan - Jul '26
Hungary 3.410 5.300 4.260 2.680 2.190 2.710 1.560 1.280 -17,9% Jan - Jul '26
TOTAL EU 1.528.320 1.569.930 1.509.890 1.450.630 1.433.140 1.280.620 722.960 662.020 -8,4% Jan - Jul '26
Variazione % sull'anno precedente +2,7% -3,8% -3,9% -1,2% -10,6%      
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Source: Eurostat

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