Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in France
France: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 9.23 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.23 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
26th
of 171 countries
All-time high
13.98 t per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
6.85 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
France recorded 9.23 t per square kilometre for meat, total — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in France peaked at 13.98 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.85 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places France 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.85 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.12 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 7.03 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 7.02 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 7.3 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 7.15 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 7.54 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 7.7 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 7.61 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 7.86 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 8.22 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 8.12 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 8.25 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 8.96 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 8.97 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.23 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 9.05 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 9.3 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 9.93 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 10.11 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 10.15 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.97 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 10.06 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 10.33 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 10.16 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 10.04 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 10.41 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 10.44 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.32 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 10.66 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 11.89 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 11.85 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.18 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 12.56 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 12.94 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 13.6 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 13.93 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 13.98 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.3 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 11.73 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 11.85 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.82 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.58 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.28 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.17 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.24 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 10.52 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.83 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.72 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.78 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.82 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.53 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.26 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.39 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.49 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.51 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.32 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.15 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.06 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.02 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.95 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.47 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 9.23 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 9.23 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.08 t per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 9.23 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.71 t per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.26 t per square kilometre | 6.85 t per square kilometre | 7.7 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.79 t per square kilometre | 7.86 t per square kilometre | 9.93 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.2 t per square kilometre | 9.97 t per square kilometre | 10.44 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.69 t per square kilometre | 10.66 t per square kilometre | 13.98 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.17 t per square kilometre | 10.24 t per square kilometre | 11.85 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.43 t per square kilometre | 10.06 t per square kilometre | 10.82 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 t per square kilometre | 9.23 t per square kilometre | 10.02 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 23 Philippines 10.1 t per square kilometre compare
- 24 Austria 9.89 t per square kilometre compare
- 25 Portugal 9.26 t per square kilometre compare
- 27 El Salvador 8.99 t per square kilometre compare
- 28 Luxembourg 8.26 t per square kilometre compare
- 29 Cyprus 8.16 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, total — production, per square kilometre in France?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in France was 9.23 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.98 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does France rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.