Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production was 1.71 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.71 million t
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
2.36 million t
in 2004
All-time low
1.09 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 1.71 million t for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in 2024.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Southern Europe peaked at 2.36 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million t, in 1961.

Southern Europe ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1.09 million t
1962 1.20 million t +9.8%
1963 1.16 million t -3.3%
1964 1.14 million t -1.5%
1965 1.17 million t +1.8%
1966 1.37 million t +17.7%
1967 1.48 million t +8.1%
1968 1.64 million t +10.4%
1969 1.72 million t +5.2%
1970 1.81 million t +5.2%
1971 1.83 million t +0.9%
1972 1.74 million t -4.6%
1973 1.89 million t +8.2%
1974 2.02 million t +6.8%
1975 1.98 million t -1.8%
1976 1.98 million t +0.2%
1977 2.03 million t +2.5%
1978 1.98 million t -2.5%
1979 2.07 million t +4.3%
1980 2.13 million t +3.3%
1981 2.09 million t -1.9%
1982 2.11 million t +0.8%
1983 2.18 million t +3.1%
1984 2.14 million t -1.8%
1985 2.14 million t +0.2%
1986 2.14 million t +0.1%
1987 2.15 million t +0.2%
1988 2.13 million t -0.6%
1989 2.15 million t +0.8%
1990 2.25 million t +4.6%
1991 2.23 million t -1.1%
1992 2.30 million t +3.1%
1993 2.24 million t -2.2%
1994 2.16 million t -4.0%
1995 2.23 million t +3.2%
1996 2.27 million t +1.9%
1997 2.26 million t -0.5%
1998 2.26 million t +0.2%
1999 2.30 million t +1.7%
2000 2.29 million t -0.4%
2001 2.24 million t -2.1%
2002 2.29 million t +2.0%
2003 2.32 million t +1.3%
2004 2.36 million t +1.7%
2005 2.31 million t -2.1%
2006 2.20 million t -4.7%
2007 2.16 million t -1.9%
2008 2.15 million t -0.5%
2009 2.07 million t -3.5%
2010 2.09 million t +0.7%
2011 2.00 million t -4.3%
2012 1.95 million t -2.6%
2013 1.79 million t -7.8%
2014 1.62 million t -9.7%
2015 1.74 million t +7.4%
2016 1.77 million t +2.1%
2017 1.72 million t -3.0%
2018 1.82 million t +5.8%
2019 1.81 million t -0.8%
2020 1.75 million t -3.2%
2021 1.81 million t +3.5%
2022 1.82 million t +0.8%
2023 1.65 million t -9.3%
2024 1.71 million t +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.33 million t 1.09 million t 1.72 million t 9
1970s 1.93 million t 1.74 million t 2.07 million t 10
1980s 2.14 million t 2.09 million t 2.18 million t 10
1990s 2.25 million t 2.16 million t 2.30 million t 10
2000s 2.24 million t 2.07 million t 2.36 million t 10
2010s 1.83 million t 1.62 million t 2.09 million t 10
2020s 1.75 million t 1.65 million t 1.82 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 252.21 t compare
  2. 19 New Zealand 741,844 t compare
  3. 19 Micronesia 252.21 t compare
  4. 20 Colombia 731,625 t compare
  5. 21 Spain 718,450 t compare
  6. 22 Italy 659,120 t compare
  7. 23 Poland 637,490 t compare
  8. 24 Ireland 602,600 t compare
  9. 25 Indonesia 597,754 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Southern Europe?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Southern Europe was 1.71 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2.36 million t in 2004.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million t in 1961.
How does Southern Europe rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production?
Southern Europe ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,824 data points, 1961–2024
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