In 2025, there were about *** million heads of cattle slaughtered in Ireland. Over two times that many pigs were slaughtered that same year, at about *** million heads. The number of sheep slaughtered was just over two million.
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (January 27, 2026). Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland from 2022 to 2025, by type (in 1,000 heads) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland from 2022 to 2025, by type (in 1,000 heads)." Chart. January 27, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2026). Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland from 2022 to 2025, by type (in 1,000 heads). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of Livestock Slaughtered in Ireland from 2022 to 2025, by Type (in 1,000 Heads)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jan 2026, /statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
Central Statistics Office Ireland, Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland from 2022 to 2025, by type (in 1,000 heads) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland from 2022 to 2025, by type (in 1,000 heads) [Graph], Central Statistics Office Ireland, January 27, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1325102/number-of-livestock-slaughtered-in-ireland-by-type/
