Meat — Import quantity in Germany
Germany: Meat — Import quantity was 2,300 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Meat — Import quantity in Germany, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, meat — import quantity in Germany stood at 2,300 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — import quantity in Germany peaked at 2,707 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,300 1000 t, in 2023.
That places Germany 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Meat — Import quantity in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,430 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,561 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2,503 1000 t | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,431 1000 t | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,511 1000 t | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2,522 1000 t | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,615 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2,677 1000 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2,707 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,619 1000 t | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2,427 1000 t | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 2,381 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2,401 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,300 1000 t | -4.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 2,300 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 169.5 1000 t, 13.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 2,300 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 132 1000 t, 17.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,558 1000 t | 2,430 1000 t | 2,707 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,377 1000 t | 2,300 1000 t | 2,427 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 4 Mexico 2,668 1000 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,424 1000 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom 2,424 1000 t compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,911 1000 t compare
- 9 Italy 1,791 1000 t compare
- 10 France 1,773 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat — import quantity in Germany?
- Meat — import quantity in Germany was 2,300 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — import quantity recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2,707 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat — import quantity recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,300 1000 t in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for meat — import quantity?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — import quantity rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.