Meat production in Netherlands
Netherlands: Meat production was 2.69 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production in Netherlands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat production in Netherlands is 2.69 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Netherlands peaked at 3.12 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 720,100 tonnes, in 1961.
Netherlands ranks 28th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 943,151 tonnes | 720,100 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.26 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.87 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More agriculture & rural data for Netherlands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 734,613 (2025)
- Rural population growth -6.6% (2025)
- Rural population 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 153,500 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat production in Netherlands?
- Meat production in Netherlands was 2.69 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat production recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 720,100 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Netherlands rank for meat production?
- Netherlands ranks 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.