Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Germany
Germany: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 19.39 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 19.39 t per square kilometre for meat, total — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 23.95 t per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.14 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Germany 9th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Germany, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.14 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.27 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 12.61 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 13.16 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 13.41 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 13.75 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 14.21 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 15.15 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 15.33 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 15.72 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 16.42 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 16.16 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 16.34 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 17.33 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 17.72 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 17.8 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 18.01 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 18.9 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 19.46 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 19.93 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 20.11 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 19.45 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 19.7 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 20.33 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 20.72 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 21.33 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 21.49 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 20.99 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 20.32 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 20.77 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 18.89 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 17.32 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 16.88 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 16.41 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 16.58 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 17.03 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 16.83 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 17.41 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 18.23 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 17.82 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 18.39 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 18.42 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.71 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.3 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 19.53 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 20.05 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 21.24 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 22.03 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.53 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 23.48 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 23.88 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.4 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 23.46 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.84 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 23.89 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.95 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.61 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.97 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 22.67 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.4 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.85 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.12 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 19.39 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 19.39 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.08 t per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Germany's 19.39 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.71 t per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.56 t per square kilometre | 12.14 t per square kilometre | 15.33 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.39 t per square kilometre | 15.72 t per square kilometre | 19.46 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.44 t per square kilometre | 19.45 t per square kilometre | 21.49 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.64 t per square kilometre | 16.41 t per square kilometre | 20.77 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8 t per square kilometre | 17.82 t per square kilometre | 22.53 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.51 t per square kilometre | 22.67 t per square kilometre | 23.95 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.94 t per square kilometre | 19.39 t per square kilometre | 22.4 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Germany?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Germany was 19.39 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 23.95 t per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.14 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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)
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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.