What we count
The number of cattle slaughtered within national boundaries for beef and veal production.
Cattle slaughtered this year
How many cattle correspond to this year's share of the latest annual FAOSTAT world figure.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
1,923,698,630cereals produced this year
744,657,534oil crops produced this year
1,365,205,479sugar crops produced this year
What lies behind this number
The number of cattle slaughtered within national boundaries for beef and veal production.
How the source derives it
The source compiles the global figure from national agricultural, food and production statistics under common definitions.
What one number cannot show
The head count does not show meat weight, animal age or farming and slaughter conditions.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products 2024 for 2024.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value304,744,668cattle
- Period
- 2024
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products 2024
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value304,744,6682024 · cattle
Average per day834,363even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products 2024 reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2024.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products 2024 and refers to 2024. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source compiles the global figure from national agricultural, food and production statistics under common definitions.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products 2024
- Data period
- 2024
- Verified
- 13 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation