An updated version of the ADAPTT Animal Kill Counter.
In total, approximately 69,429,244,409 (69.4 billion) land animals were killed for meat in 2013.
Region: World + (Total), Element: Producing Animals/Slaughtered, Items Aggregated: Meat, Total > (List), Year: 2013 Item Unit Value Meat, cattle Head 298,799,160.08 Meat, buffalo Head 25,798,819 Meat, sheep Head 536,742,256.33 Meat, goat Head 438,320,370.99 Meat, pig Head 1,451,856,889.38 Meat, horse Head 4,863,367 Meat, ass Head 2,689,800 Meat, mule Head 523,600 Meat, camel Head 2,568,266.03 Meat, other camelids Head 675,000 Meat, chicken Head* 61,171,973,510 Meat, duck Head* 2,887,594,480 Meat, goose and guinea fowl Head* 687,147,000 Meat, turkey Head* 618,086,890 Meat, bird nes Head* 59,656,000 Meat, rabbit Head* 1,171,578,000 Meat, other rodents Head* 70,371,000 * converted from '1000 Head' to 'Head'
"In this study it is estimated that between 0.97 and 2.7 trillion* fish (ie 970,000,000,000 to 2,700,000,000,000) were caught from the wild globally each year for 1999-2007."
"Using the same method of estimating fish numbers from reported aquaculture production tonnages, it is estimated that between 38 and 128 billion farmed fish were killed for food globally in 2011."
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<h2>Animals killed for food since opening this page</h2>
<ul class="animal-kill-counter">
<li><span id="akc-wild_caught_fish">0</span> wild caught fish</li>
<li><span id="akc-chickens">0</span> chickens</li>
<li><span id="akc-farmed_fish">0</span> farmed fish</li>
<li><span id="akc-ducks">0</span> ducks</li>
<li><span id="akc-pigs">0</span> pigs</li>
<li><span id="akc-rabbits">0</span> rabbits</li>
<li><span id="akc-geese">0</span> geese</li>
<li><span id="akc-turkeys">0</span> turkeys</li>
<li><span id="akc-sheep">0</span> sheep</li>
<li><span id="akc-goats">0</span> goats</li>
<li><span id="akc-cattle">0</span> cattle</li>
<li><span id="akc-rodents">0</span> rodents</li>
<li><span id="akc-other_birds">0</span> pigeons and other birds</li>
<li><span id="akc-buffalo">0</span> buffalo</li>
<li><span id="akc-horses">0</span> horses</li>
<li><span id="akc-donkeys">0</span> donkeys and mules</li>
<li><span id="akc-camels">0</span> camels and other camelids</li>
</ul>
<h3>Sources</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://faostat3.fao.org/download/Q/QL/E">FAOSTAT [Region: <i>World + (Total)</i>, Element: <i>Producing Animals/Slaughtered</i>, Items Aggregated: <i>Meat, Total > (List)</i>, Year: <i>2013</i>]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fishcount.org.uk/fish-count-estimates">Fish count estimates (fishcount.org.uk)</a></li>
</ul><script>
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"chickens": 61171973510,
"farmed_fish": 38000000000,
"ducks": 2887594480,
"pigs": 1451856889.38,
"rabbits": 1171578000,
"geese": 687147000,
"turkeys": 618086890,
"sheep": 536742256.33,
"goats": 438320370.99,
"cattle": 298799160.08,
"rodents": 70371000,
"other_birds": 59656000,
"buffalo": 25798819,
"horses": 4863367,
"donkeys": 3213400,
"camels": 3243266.03,
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var count = 0, start = new Date().getTime();
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countElement.innerHTML = Math.round(intervalCount * (numKilled/secondsPerYear) / updatesPerSecond).toLocaleString();
}
}
}
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});
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