Another good example of the difference between the number of animals killed and the number of animals alive at any point in time is with shrimps and insects. This report (Shrimp: The animals most commonly used and killed for food production, see figures 1 and 2) from Rethink Priorities estimated that in 2020 :
the total number of farmed shrimp killed per year is equivalent to 40% of the number of farmed insects slaughtered to produce food and feed and others that die prior to being processed
the total number of farmed shrimp alive at any moment is equivalent to 270% the number of insects alive at any point in time on farms
(Note that the number of insects farmed may have increased since 2020) Thanks @William McAuliffe for pointing that out to me.
Another good example of the difference between the number of animals killed and the number of animals alive at any point in time is with shrimps and insects. This report (Shrimp: The animals most commonly used and killed for food production, see figures 1 and 2) from Rethink Priorities estimated that in 2020 :
the total number of farmed shrimp killed per year is equivalent to 40% of the number of farmed insects slaughtered to produce food and feed and others that die prior to being processed
the total number of farmed shrimp alive at any moment is equivalent to 270% the number of insects alive at any point in time on farms
(Note that the number of insects farmed may have increased since 2020)
Thanks @William McAuliffe for pointing that out to me.