EU-27: Cows slaughtered (heads)

This page contains the data on the number of Cows 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:

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: Cows Slaughtered ( Heads)
Country 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 Var % Period
Austria 205.540 201.110 176.220 188.940 184.620 179.270 29.430 30.570 +3,9% Jan - Feb '24
Belgium 364.340 337.280 330.600 314.010 294.000 301.460 73.310 77.970 +6,4% Jan - Mar '24
Bulgaria 20.170 15.080 16.160 19.940 19.930 17.620 3.410 3.780 +10,9% Jan - Feb '24
Cyprus 5.050 4.860 4.460 7.670 8.130 7.650 1.330 1.600 +20,3% Jan - Feb '24
Croatia 19.700 17.000 15.900 17.400 17.800 16.300 3.000 2.800 -6,7% Jan - Feb '24
Denmark 183.300 171.100 166.900 171.300 168.170 166.990 28.070 27.790 -1,0% Jan - Feb '24
Estonia 19.720 17.880 19.050 18.360 19.070 18.200 4.530 4.730 +4,4% Jan - Mar '24
Finland 79.090 71.890 70.510 68.530 67.620 67.660 17.590 16.780 -4,6% Jan - Mar '24
France 1.691.170 1.650.370 1.650.780 1.632.640 1.568.460 1.453.920 393.940 374.240 -5,0% Jan - Mar '24
Germany 1.236.000 1.186.000 1.106.000 1.118.890 1.008.030 1.005.920 163.560 174.690 +6,8% Jan - Feb '24
Greece 32.360 28.380 25.600 25.560 28.480 30.870 5.940 5.260 -11,4% Jan - Feb '24
Ireland 399.110 350.020 370.700 364.970 418.510 422.460 100.970 115.930 +14,8% Jan - Mar '24
Italy 573.260 544.850 526.060 561.900 602.820 511.780 83.120 87.790 +5,6% Jan - Feb '24
Latvia 36.880 33.060 31.710 33.840 31.180 37.650 5.330 6.460 +21,2% Jan - Feb '24
Lithuania 71.790 71.180 65.450 70.690 67.720 73.960 11.200 12.120 +8,2% Jan - Feb '24
Luxembourg 9.290 10.230 9.180 10.220 9.660 8.830 2.320 2.210 -4,7% Jan - Mar '24
Malta 1.320 1.230 1.490 1.230 1.180 1.470 280 250 -10,7% Jan - Feb '24
Netherlands 523.710 413.360 460.970 473.920 443.680 489.250 80.680 87.900 +8,9% Jan - Feb '24
Poland 604.150 548.270 531.160 554.050 546.200 510.710 80.140 114.480 +42,9% Jan - Feb '24
Portugal 82.570 76.580 76.180 89.560 98.960 87.570 11.240 12.260 +9,1% Jan - Feb '24
Czech Republic 107.480 104.490 100.900 100.450 99.200 105.400 16.990 18.230 +7,3% Jan - Feb '24
Romania 111.560 87.430 55.380 65.800 73.770 63.230 10.230 11.190 +9,4% Jan - Feb '24
Slovakia 14.810 11.460 7.560(i) 13.350 9.860(i) 11.540 1.990 2.010 +1,0% Jan - Feb '24
Slovenia 20.330 21.600 21.810 24.780 25.890 21.010 3.520 3.580 +1,7% Jan - Feb '24
Spain 352.940 342.660 324.870 368.540 398.850 366.650 52.230 55.690 +6,6% Jan - Feb '24
Sweden 140.700 141.360 138.080 128.690 131.220 136.680 23.620 27.190 +15,1% Jan - Feb '24
Hungary 70.000 70.650 67.460 67.350 60.930 55.150 13.480 11.190 -17,0% Jan - Mar '24
TOTAL EU 6.976.340 6.529.380 6.371.140 6.512.580 6.403.940 6.169.200 1.014.990 1.100.630 +8,4% Jan - Feb '24
Variazione % sull'anno precedente -6,4% -2,4% +2,2% -1,7% -3,7%      
(i) incomplete data
(c) confidential data
Source: Eurostat

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