Live projections of selected annual slaughter, capture-landings and aquaculture-harvest estimates, based on FAO data and research. The combined counter uses different source periods and methods; it is not measured real-time activity, totals eaten by humans or a fully reconciled count of unique animal deaths.
Land Animals
Chickens
slaughtered for meat
78,533,920,000/year (annual estimate)
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Land Animals
Pigs
slaughtered
1,500,000,000/year (annual estimate)
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Land Animals
Cattle
slaughtered
300,000,000/year (annual estimate)
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Land Animals
Ducks
slaughtered
4,230,000,000/year (annual estimate)
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Land Animals
Sheep
slaughtered for meat
704,000,000/year (annual estimate)
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Land Animals
Turkeys
slaughtered
504,128,000/year (annual estimate)
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Sea Life
Wild-Caught Finfish
estimated in recorded landings
1,500,000,000,000/year (annual estimate)
Approximate midpoint · 2003–2022 annual average
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Sea Life
Farmed Shrimp and Prawns Harvested for Food
estimated harvested for food
440,000,000,000/year (annual estimate)
Calculated projection · ~440B/year · 2020 modelled estimate
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Sea Life
Farmed True Crabs
estimated harvested for food
12,000,000,000/year (annual estimate)
Calculated projection · approximate midpoint · 2022 estimate · range 5.6–17 billion/year
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Sea Life
Farmed Finfish Harvested for Food
estimated finfish harvested for food
130,000,000,000/year (annual estimate)
Calculated projection · ~130 billion/year · 2022 modelled estimate · range ~86–180 billion · not observed harvest or deaths
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