Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Belgium
Belgium: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) was 3,466 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3,466 LCU for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Belgium peaked at 65,589 LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,406 LCU, in 2002.
That places Belgium 91st out of 114 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65,589 LCU | — |
| 2001 | 47,561 LCU | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 1,406 LCU | -97.0% |
| 2003 | 2,166 LCU | +54.1% |
| 2004 | 2,177 LCU | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,246 LCU | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2,518 LCU | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 2,488 LCU | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,487 LCU | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,524 LCU | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,572 LCU | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,722 LCU | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2,928 LCU | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 2,946 LCU | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,842 LCU | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2,636 LCU | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 2,586 LCU | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,674 LCU | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2,472 LCU | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 2,727 LCU | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 2,592 LCU | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 2,978 LCU | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 3,197 LCU | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 3,284 LCU | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3,519 LCU | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 3,466 LCU | -1.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3,466 LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,610 LCU, 62% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3,466 LCU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,425 LCU, 47% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -97.0% | 47,561 LCU | 1,406 LCU |
| 2003 | +54.1% | 1,406 LCU | 2,166 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,116 LCU | 1,406 LCU | 65,589 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,711 LCU | 2,472 LCU | 2,946 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,173 LCU | 2,592 LCU | 3,519 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 88 Barbados 4,250 LCU
- 89 Italy 3,993 LCU compare
- 90 Belarus 3,928 LCU compare
- 92 Brunei Darussalam 3,400 LCU
- 93 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,331 LCU compare
- 94 Croatia 3,177 LCU compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Belgium?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Belgium was 3,466 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 65,589 LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,406 LCU in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological)?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 114 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.