Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in France
France: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 2.41 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in France is 2.41 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in France peaked at 3.76 t per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.41 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
France ranks 16th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.75 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 2.56 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 2.6 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.74 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 2.94 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 3.01 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.88 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 2.9 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.99 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 2.71 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.32 t per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 3.24 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 3.34 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 3.07 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 3.08 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 3.38 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 3.41 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.41 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.24 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 3.36 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 3.69 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 3.51 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 3.55 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 3.64 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 3.39 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 3.1 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 3.55 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 3.76 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 3.48 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 3.16 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 3.02 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.12 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.22 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.19 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.03 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 2.99 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.83 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.05 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.03 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.93 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.87 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.76 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.79 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.79 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.81 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.84 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.77 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.62 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.72 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.66 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.71 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.65 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.66 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.64 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.53 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.41 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2.41 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3411 t per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 2.41 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7353 t per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.76 t per square kilometre | 2.56 t per square kilometre | 3.01 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.07 t per square kilometre | 2.7 t per square kilometre | 3.38 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.43 t per square kilometre | 3.1 t per square kilometre | 3.69 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 t per square kilometre | 2.99 t per square kilometre | 3.76 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 t per square kilometre | 2.76 t per square kilometre | 3.05 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 t per square kilometre | 2.6 t per square kilometre | 2.91 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 t per square kilometre | 2.41 t per square kilometre | 2.66 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 13 New Zealand 2.83 t per square kilometre compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 2.55 t per square kilometre compare
- 15 Austria 2.48 t per square kilometre compare
- 17 Palestine 2.23 t per square kilometre compare
- 18 Tajikistan 2.18 t per square kilometre compare
- 19 Italy 2.16 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in France?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in France was 2.41 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 t per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does France rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.