EU-27: Cows and buffaloes slaughtered (heads)

This page contains the data on the number of Cows and Buffaloes 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:

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: Cows and Buffaloes Slaughtered ( Heads)
Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 176.220 188.940 184.620 179.270 181.580 179.010 83.240 84.580 +1,6% Jan - Jun '26
Belgium 330.600 314.010 294.000 301.460 306.760 273.000 156.590 151.460 -3,3% Jan - Jul '26
Bulgaria 16.160 19.940 19.930 17.620 18.300 18.800 9.620 8.860 -7,9% Jan - Jun '26
Cyprus 4.460 7.670 8.130 7.650 8.200 7.360 3.720 3.400 -8,6% Jan - Jun '26
Croatia 15.900 17.400 17.800 16.300 15.800 18.600 10.300 7.900 -23,3% Jan - Jun '26
Denmark 166.900 171.300 168.170 166.990 157.900 154.270 63.310 63.710 +0,6% Jan - May '26
Estonia 19.050 18.360 19.070 18.200 18.580 18.100 8.940 8.370 -6,4% Jan - Jun '26
Finland 70.510 68.530 67.620 67.660 65.010 60.820 28.650 26.380 -7,9% Jan - Jun '26
France 1.650.780 1.632.640 1.568.460 1.453.920 1.432.330 1.399.170 800.000 749.900 -6,3% Jan - Jul '26
Germany 1.106.000 1.118.890 1.008.030 1.010.500 1.008.330 934.610 441.720 446.930 +1,2% Jan - Jun '26
Greece 25.600 25.560 28.480 30.870 26.460 26.630 10.610 10.930 +3,0% Jan - May '26
Ireland 370.700 364.970 418.510 422.460 454.720 373.990 234.010 206.450 -11,8% Jan - Jul '26
Italy 526.060 561.900 602.820 511.780 522.780 508.820 244.980 242.400 -1,1% Jan - Jun '26
Latvia 31.710 33.840 31.180 37.650 34.620 31.170 15.040 13.840 -8,0% Jan - Jun '26
Lithuania 65.450 70.690 67.720 73.960 71.930 64.110 29.410 30.060 +2,2% Jan - Jun '26
Luxembourg 9.180 10.220 9.660 8.830 8.630 9.540 5.180 4.190 -19,1% Jan - Jun '26
Malta 1.490 1.230 1.180 1.470 1.460 1.500 700 760 +8,6% Jan - Jun '26
Netherlands 460.970 473.920 443.680 493.900 487.300 464.900 223.090 233.790 +4,8% Jan - Jun '26
Poland 531.160 554.050 546.200 510.710 673.530 613.750 289.980 290.590 +0,2% Jan - Jun '26
Portugal 76.180 89.560 98.960 87.570 78.870 74.320 37.790 34.750 -8,0% Jan - Jun '26
Czech Republic 100.900 100.450 99.200 105.400 106.770 104.350 51.470 51.070 -0,8% Jan - Jun '26
Romania 55.380 65.800 73.770 63.230 72.890 90.970 39.950 35.860 -10,2% Jan - Jun '26
Slovakia 7.560 13.350 9.860 11.540 11.560 9.930 4.870 4.820 -1,0% Jan - Jun '26
Slovenia 21.810 24.780 25.890 21.010 20.190 19.950 8.990 8.530 -5,1% Jan - Jun '26
Spain 324.870 368.540 398.850 389.060 365.500 316.670 124.450 120.370 -3,3% Jan - May '26
Sweden 138.080 128.690 131.220 136.680 136.800 118.780 53.160 54.860 +3,2% Jan - Jun '26
Hungary 67.460 67.350 60.930 55.150 51.290 53.090 26.540 28.770 +8,4% Jan - Jun '26
TOTAL EU 6.371.140 6.512.580 6.403.940 6.200.840 6.338.090 5.946.210 2.451.510 2.367.620 -3,4% Jan - May '26
Variazione % sull'anno precedente +2,2% -1,7% -3,2% +2,2% -6,2%      
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Source: Eurostat

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