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
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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 August 25, 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 August 25, 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: August 25, 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 August 25, 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/