What is meat supply per person in Germany?

Meat supply per person in Germany was 70.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Germany?

The highest recorded value was 99.72 kilograms per year per capita in 1987.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Germany?

The lowest recorded value was 64.31 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Germany rank for meat supply per person?

Germany ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Germany?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Germany data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Germany

Name: Meat supply per person in Germany
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Germany: Meat supply per person was 70.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

70.67 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

65th

of 191 countries

All-time high

99.72 kilograms per year per capita

in 1987

All-time low

64.31 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Germany, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, meat supply per person in Germany stood at 70.67 kilograms per year per capita.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Germany peaked at 99.72 kilograms per year per capita in 1987 and was at its lowest, 64.31 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Germany 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	68.63 kilograms per year per capita	64.31 kilograms per year per capita	74.91 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	86.19 kilograms per year per capita	78.37 kilograms per year per capita	93.85 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	96.7 kilograms per year per capita	93.94 kilograms per year per capita	99.72 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	86.44 kilograms per year per capita	82.56 kilograms per year per capita	95.21 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	85.22 kilograms per year per capita	82.32 kilograms per year per capita	88.47 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	84.85 kilograms per year per capita	79.81 kilograms per year per capita	89.88 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	73.86 kilograms per year per capita	70.67 kilograms per year per capita	78.41 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Germany

62 Qatar 71.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
63 Italy 71.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
64 Seychelles 70.69 kilograms per year per capita compare
66 Norway 70.4 kilograms per year per capita compare
67 Slovakia 70.01 kilograms per year per capita compare
68 Finland 69.39 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Germany

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
Rural population 17.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Germany?: Meat supply per person in Germany was 70.67 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Germany?: The highest recorded value was 99.72 kilograms per year per capita in 1987.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Germany?: The lowest recorded value was 64.31 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Germany rank for meat supply per person?: Germany ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Germany?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.