EU-27: Sheep slaughtered (tons)

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

In addition to providing complete and accurate information, the page aims to rightly place Italy within the European context and to encourage the comparison with the other main producing countries of carni di pecora.

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: Sheep Slaughtered ( Tons)
Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 6.560 6.770 6.480 6.810 6.900 6.540 2.810 3.010 +7,1% Jan - May '26
Belgium 2.540 2.690 2.100 1.650 1.460 1.350 580 700 +20,7% Jan - Jun '26
Bulgaria 1.820 1.650 1.800 2.010 1.520 1.050 770 750 -2,6% Jan - May '26
Cyprus 2.490 2.610 2.940 2.610 2.320 2.280 890 1.070 +20,2% Jan - May '26
Croatia 1.160 1.310 1.580 1.780 1.910 1.330 570 550 -3,5% Jan - May '26
Denmark 1.300 1.300 1.220 1.210 800 1.190 470 330 -29,8% Jan - May '26
Estonia 180 170 160 160 130 80 20 50 +150,0% Jan - Jun '26
Finland 1.350 1.240 1.240 1.100 1.050 990 430 390 -9,3% Jan - May '26
France 80.280 81.810 79.210 72.840 67.950 66.180 34.930 36.160 +3,5% Jan - Jun '26
Germany 26.000 24.770 22.990 21.890 21.580 17.860 7.060 7.900 +11,9% Jan - May '26
Greece 49.100 51.650 50.180 45.990 42.720 42.420 21.120 20.710 -1,9% Jan - May '26
Ireland 66.240 63.430 68.230 69.710 62.960 53.210 26.650 26.180 -1,8% Jan - Jun '26
Italy 28.290 28.510 28.640 25.990 22.880 25.410 11.880 12.910 +8,7% Jan - May '26
Latvia 570 450 480 470 470 390 120 110 -8,3% Jan - May '26
Lithuania 180 170 180 160 120 120 50 50 0,0% Jan - May '26
Luxembourg 30 50 40 40 10 10 0 0 - Jan - Jun '26
Malta 170 150 160 170 130 150 80 80 0,0% Jan - Jun '26
Netherlands 15.940 15.630 15.910 18.010 14.490 12.300 5.130 6.150 +19,9% Jan - May '26
Poland 1.090 1.140 1.220 1.340 1.510 1.560 630 710 +12,7% Jan - May '26
Portugal 8.890 9.710 9.300 7.710 8.510 7.180 3.500 2.500 -28,6% Jan - May '26
Czech Republic 160 140 150 130 140 130 60 60 0,0% Jan - May '26
Romania 6.910 6.470 5.160 4.940 8.240 16.670 6.780 6.600 -2,7% Jan - May '26
Slovakia 10 0 10 20 60 0 0 0 - Jan - May '26
Slovenia 140 160 160 140 140 130 60 60 0,0% Jan - May '26
Spain 115.120 120.400 119.140 104.660 98.510 98.730 40.860 39.620 -3,0% Jan - May '26
Sweden 4.850 4.710 4.680 4.730 4.190 3.880 1.150 1.270 +10,4% Jan - May '26
Hungary 680 860 740 820 780 750 280 360 +28,6% Jan - May '26
TOTAL EU 422.050 427.950 424.100 397.090 371.480 361.890 155.780 158.140 +1,5% Jan - May '26
Variazione % sull'anno precedente +1,4% -0,9% -6,4% -6,4% -2,6%      
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Source: Eurostat

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