What is meat supply per person in Netherlands?

Meat supply per person in Netherlands was 71.58 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 Netherlands?

The highest recorded value was 101.46 kilograms per year per capita in 1993.

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

The lowest recorded value was 45.04 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Netherlands rank for meat supply per person?

Netherlands ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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) – 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 Netherlands

Name: Meat supply per person in Netherlands
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)

Netherlands: Meat supply per person was 71.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.58 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 11.7%

World rank

61st

of 191 countries

All-time high

101.46 kilograms per year per capita

in 1993

All-time low

45.04 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands stood at 71.58 kilograms per year per capita.

That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Netherlands peaked at 101.46 kilograms per year per capita in 1993 and was at its lowest, 45.04 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

Netherlands ranks 61st of 191 countries on this measure, 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	51.77 kilograms per year per capita	45.04 kilograms per year per capita	58.06 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	65.15 kilograms per year per capita	59.62 kilograms per year per capita	72.52 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	74.75 kilograms per year per capita	70.56 kilograms per year per capita	79.68 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	89.95 kilograms per year per capita	84.08 kilograms per year per capita	101.46 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	80.33 kilograms per year per capita	66.13 kilograms per year per capita	88.98 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	68.88 kilograms per year per capita	51.63 kilograms per year per capita	84.39 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	64.07 kilograms per year per capita	58.93 kilograms per year per capita	71.58 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

58 China 73.54 kilograms per year per capita compare
59 Romania 72.45 kilograms per year per capita compare
60 Malta 71.76 kilograms per year per capita compare
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

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Netherlands?: Meat supply per person in Netherlands was 71.58 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 Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 101.46 kilograms per year per capita in 1993.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 45.04 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Netherlands rank for meat supply per person?: Netherlands ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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) – 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.