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Antibiotic use in livestock per kilogram of meat product
use is measured in milligrams per kilogram of meat product. Since not all countries report on their antimicrobial use, the estimates presented are adjusted to account for gaps in data coverage.
Source
World Organisation for Animal Health (2022) – processed by
Last updated
October 23, 2024
Next expected update
October 2025
Date range
2014–2021
Unit
milligrams per kilogram

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Antibiotic use intensity in livestock by region

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The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has been collecting data on the amounts and reasons for antimicrobial use in animals since 2015. This information is an essential asset to reduce the overuse and misuse of medication and to curb the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). ANIMUSE, the global database on ANImal antiMicrobial USE, facilitates access to this crucial and growing set of information.

Antimicrobials are naturally occurring, semi-synthetic or synthetic substance that exhibits antimicrobial activity (kill or inhibit the growth of micro-organisms) at concentrations attainable in vivo. Anthelmintics and substances classed as disinfectants or antiseptics are excluded from this definition.

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ANIMUSE Interactive Report (2024), World Organisation for Animal Health.

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“Data Page: Antibiotic use in livestock per kilogram of meat product”, part of the following publication: Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser (2016) - “Global Health”. Data adapted from World Organisation for Animal Health. Retrieved from /grapher/antibiotic-use-livestock-per-kg [online resource]
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World Organisation for Animal Health (2022) – processed by . “Antibiotic use in livestock per kilogram of meat product” [dataset]. World Organisation for Animal Health, “ANIMUSE” [original data]. Retrieved April 28, 2025 from /grapher/antibiotic-use-livestock-per-kg