Meat production in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Meat production was 12.87 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production in Russian Federation, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, meat production in Russian Federation stood at 12.87 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Russian Federation peaked at 12.87 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.32 million tonnes, in 1999.
That places Russian Federation 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.93 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | 8.21 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.27 million tonnes | 4.45 million tonnes | 6.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.16 million tonnes | 7.17 million tonnes | 10.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 million tonnes | 11.22 million tonnes | 12.87 million tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Russian Federation
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Rural population 35.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat production in Russian Federation?
- Meat production in Russian Federation was 12.87 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 12.87 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 million tonnes in 1999.
- How does Russian Federation rank for meat production?
- Russian Federation ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.