Meat — Processing in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Meat — Processing was 124 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat — Processing in United Kingdom, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat — processing in United Kingdom is 124 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — processing in United Kingdom peaked at 124 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88 1000 t, in 2012.
That places United Kingdom 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Meat — Processing in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 117 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 101 1000 t | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 88 1000 t | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 92 1000 t | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 90 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 91 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 96 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 1000 t | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 100 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 115 1000 t | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 107 1000 t | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 111 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 124 1000 t | +11.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 124 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3 1000 t, 41.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 124 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.5 1000 t, 49.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1 1000 t | 88 1000 t | 117 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.25 1000 t | 107 1000 t | 124 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 187 1000 t compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 124 1000 t compare
- 4 Russian Federation 104 1000 t compare
- 4 Russia 104 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat — processing in United Kingdom?
- Meat — processing in United Kingdom was 124 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — processing recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 124 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat — processing recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 1000 t in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for meat — processing?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — processing rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Processing. 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.