Global meat production by livestock type in Spain
Spain: Global meat production by livestock type was 6,786 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
6,786
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
37th
of 60 countries
All-time high
15,300
in 1989
All-time low
6,000
in 1997
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Global meat production by livestock type in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, global meat production by livestock type in Spain stood at 6,786.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production by livestock type in Spain peaked at 15,300 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 6,000, in 1997.
That places Spain 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,722 | 9,000 | 11,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,865 | 10,000 | 14,649 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,200 | 12,626 | 15,300 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,050 | 6,000 | 15,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,063 | 6,814 | 7,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,039 | 6,786 | 7,250 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture share gdp 2.68 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.68 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.79 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production by livestock type in Spain?
- Global meat production by livestock type in Spain was 6,786 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 15,300 in 1989.
- What is the lowest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 in 1997.
- How does Spain rank for global meat production by livestock type?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is global meat production by livestock type rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production by livestock type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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