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:

I dati riportati aggregano anche i bufalini. Questa aggregazione segue le definizioni del Regolamento UE 2022/2379 (SAIO): la normativa UE prevede la trasmissione obbligatoria solo di alcune categorie di bovini, senza distinzione dettagliata per specie. Di conseguenza, Eurostat pubblica i dati aggregati e non distingue i bufalini dalle altre categorie bovine.

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 59.920 59.600 -0,5% Jan - Apr '26
Belgium 330.600 314.010 294.000 301.460 306.760 273.000 114.770 110.430 -3,8% Jan - May '26
Bulgaria 16.160 19.940 19.930 17.620 18.300 18.800 6.850 5.870 -14,3% Jan - Apr '26
Cyprus 4.460 7.670 8.130 7.650 8.200 7.360 2.350 1.940 -17,4% Jan - Mar '26
Croatia 15.900 17.400 17.800 16.300 15.800 18.600 6.600 5.700 -13,6% Jan - Apr '26
Denmark 166.900 171.300 168.170 166.990 157.900 154.270 50.890 53.470 +5,1% Jan - Apr '26
Estonia 19.050 18.360 19.070 18.200 18.580 18.100 7.600 7.050 -7,2% Jan - May '26
Finland 70.510 68.530 67.620 67.660 65.010 60.820 24.460 22.520 -7,9% Jan - May '26
France 1.650.780 1.632.640 1.568.460 1.453.920 1.432.330 1.399.170 579.320 545.030 -5,9% Jan - May '26
Germany 1.106.000 1.118.890 1.008.030 1.010.500 1.008.330 934.610 318.180 317.990 -0,1% Jan - Apr '26
Greece 25.600 25.560 28.480 30.870 26.460 26.630 8.570 8.780 +2,5% Jan - Apr '26
Ireland 370.700 364.970 418.510 422.460 454.720 373.990 175.160 144.150 -17,7% Jan - May '26
Italy 526.060 561.900 602.820 511.780 522.780 508.820 171.330 169.910 -0,8% Jan - Apr '26
Latvia 31.710 33.840 31.180 37.650 34.620 31.170 10.350 9.650 -6,8% Jan - Apr '26
Lithuania 65.450 70.690 67.720 73.960 71.930 64.110 20.450 21.290 +4,1% Jan - Apr '26
Luxembourg 9.180 10.220 9.660 8.830 8.630 9.540 4.470 3.540 -20,8% Jan - May '26
Malta 1.490 1.230 1.180 1.470 1.460 1.500 610 650 +6,6% Jan - May '26
Netherlands 460.970 473.920 443.680 493.900 487.300 464.870 154.730 162.260 +4,9% Jan - Apr '26
Poland 531.160 554.050 546.200 510.710 673.530 613.750 202.530 201.440 -0,5% Jan - Apr '26
Portugal 76.180 89.560 98.960 87.570 78.870 74.320 30.570 28.230 -7,7% Jan - May '26
Czech Republic 100.900 100.450 99.200 105.400 106.770 104.350 43.860 42.090 -4,0% Jan - May '26
Romania 55.380 65.800 73.770 63.230 72.890 90.970 33.230 31.160 -6,2% Jan - May '26
Slovakia 7.560 13.350 9.860 11.540 11.560 9.930 3.340 3.390 +1,5% Jan - Apr '26
Slovenia 21.810 24.780 25.890 21.010 20.190 19.950 6.390 5.960 -6,7% Jan - Apr '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 46.360 47.120 +1,6% Jan - May '26
Hungary 67.460 67.350 60.930 55.150 51.290 53.090 17.610 19.700 +11,9% Jan - Apr '26
TOTAL EU 6.371.140 6.512.580 6.403.940 6.200.840 6.338.090 5.946.180 1.529.670 1.497.860 -2,1% Jan - Mar '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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