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The meat industry

Our World in Data reports the following numbers of animals slaughtered for meat globally in 2024:

Species Number
Chickens 78,533,920,000
Ducks 4,227,882,000
Pigs 1,493,796,992
Sheep 703,861,376
Goats 563,722,560
Turkeys 504,128,000
Cows 304,744,672
Total 86,332,055,600