In 2023, there were about 1.8 million heads of cattle slaughtered in Ireland. Over two times that many pigs were slaughtered that same year, at about 3.3 million heads. The number of sheep slaughtered was just over three million.
Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland in 2023, by type
(in 1,000 heads)
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (January 25, 2024). Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland in 2023, by type (in 1,000 heads) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland in 2023, by type (in 1,000 heads)." Chart. January 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2024). Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland in 2023, by type (in 1,000 heads). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of Livestock Slaughtered in Ireland in 2023, by Type (in 1,000 Heads)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
Central Statistics Office Ireland, Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland in 2023, by type (in 1,000 heads) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/ (last visited November 20, 2024)
Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland in 2023, by type (in 1,000 heads) [Graph], Central Statistics Office Ireland, January 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
