EU-27: Heifer (including buffalo species) slaughtered (tons)

This page contains the data on the tons of Heifer (including Buffalo Species) 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:

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: Heifer (including Buffalo Species) Slaughtered ( Tons)
Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 36.060 34.010 34.920 34.030 33.480 32.720 16.030 17.230 +7,5% Jan - Jun '26
Belgium 2.800 3.630 3.370 3.160 3.270 2.360 1.500 1.330 -11,3% Jan - Jul '26
Bulgaria 570 490 560 760 990 1.320 670 460 -31,3% Jan - Jun '26
Cyprus 380 590 740 670 760 720 360 350 -2,8% Jan - Jun '26
Croatia 9.530 8.270 8.320 7.360 7.830 5.380 2.620 2.310 -11,8% Jan - Jun '26
Denmark 15.200 15.500 16.040 16.250 16.570 15.890 6.780 5.780 -14,7% Jan - May '26
Estonia 1.200 1.230 1.180 1.110 1.000 860 450 430 -4,4% Jan - Jun '26
Finland 14.950 14.910 14.900 16.510 16.970 15.650 6.810 6.640 -2,5% Jan - Jun '26
France 218.560 220.040 218.060 211.050 211.370 210.690 124.780 119.930 -3,9% Jan - Jul '26
Germany 179.000 180.030 163.220 166.220 177.130 165.020 83.610 83.380 -0,3% Jan - Jun '26
Greece 4.260 4.800 6.620 7.510 6.980 7.910 2.950 3.140 +6,4% Jan - May '26
Ireland 193.860 177.060 180.710 174.950 182.340 161.090 99.730 94.200 -5,5% Jan - Jul '26
Italy 186.490 189.380 190.600 153.640 157.790 168.410 85.860 80.180 -6,6% Jan - Jun '26
Latvia 1.950 2.140 2.090 2.340 2.230 2.010 1.000 810 -19,0% Jan - Jun '26
Lithuania 6.080 6.140 5.990 6.330 6.580 5.800 3.000 2.800 -6,7% Jan - Jun '26
Luxembourg 2.150 2.290 2.150 2.230 2.120 1.860 1.010 960 -5,0% Jan - Jun '26
Malta 130 130 120 120 130 160 80 60 - Jan - Jun '26
Netherlands 3.020 3.160 3.310 3.950 3.950 3.830 1.840 1.990 +8,2% Jan - Jun '26
Poland 82.040 85.950 85.890 80.810 106.370 105.870 55.500 49.350 -11,1% Jan - Jun '26
Portugal 13.170 13.990 16.290 16.550 19.030 17.220 8.180 8.380 +2,4% Jan - Jun '26
Czech Republic 6.640 6.620 6.260 6.730 7.220 7.020 3.550 3.630 +2,3% Jan - Jun '26
Romania 1.830 1.960 1.700 1.500 1.490 1.800 880 710 -19,3% Jan - Jun '26
Slovakia 290 350 380 410 520 530 260 250 -3,8% Jan - Jun '26
Slovenia 5.270 5.560 5.460 5.270 5.490 4.930 2.270 2.320 +2,2% Jan - Jun '26
Spain 116.150 117.980 123.440 119.520 129.880 134.870 55.110 59.470 +7,9% Jan - May '26
Sweden 20.830 20.400 20.430 21.670 22.500 20.330 10.970 10.960 -0,1% Jan - Jun '26
Hungary 2.670 2.890 2.670 2.820 2.360 2.780 1.380 1.430 +3,6% Jan - Jun '26
TOTAL EU 1.125.080 1.119.500 1.115.420 1.063.470 1.126.350 1.097.030 474.810 457.490 -3,6% Jan - May '26
Variazione % sull'anno precedente -0,5% -0,4% -4,7% +5,9% -2,6%      
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Source: Eurostat

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