World of Statistics
@stats_feed · Aug 29, 2026
The Number of Whales Killed Globally, Per Decade (1900–2020)
1900s: 52,110
1910s: 177,557
1920s: 229,100
1930s: 403,287
1940s: 256,989
1950s: 613,862
1960s: 703,235
1970s: 363,661
1980s: 77,074
1990s: 10,300
2000s: 18,141
2010s: 14,957
2020s (through 2020s data available):
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