Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per in France

France: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per was 2.41 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.41 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
15th
of 167 countries
All-time high
3.76 t per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
2.41 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per in France, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

France recorded 2.41 t per square kilometre for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per 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, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per 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 15th 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.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per in France, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in France, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 New Zealand 2.83 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 13 Uzbekistan 2.55 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 14 Austria 2.48 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 16 Palestine 2.23 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 17 Tajikistan 2.18 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 18 Armenia 2.15 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in France?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in France was 2.41 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 3.76 t per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 2.41 t per square kilometre in 2023.
How does France rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per?
France ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — 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.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,559 data points, 1961–2023
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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — 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.