Meat, Total — Production in Türkiye

Türkiye: Meat, Total — Production was 4.68 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.68 million t
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
4th
of 20 countries
All-time high
4.77 million t
in 2023
All-time low
465,039 t
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Total — Production in Türkiye, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 4.68 million t for meat, total — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, total — production in Türkiye peaked at 4.77 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 465,039 t, in 1964.

Türkiye ranks 4th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat, Total — Production in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Total — Production in Türkiye, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 477,924 t —
1962 475,556 t -0.5%
1963 477,409 t +0.4%
1964 465,039 t -2.6%
1965 480,276 t +3.3%
1966 501,258 t +4.4%
1967 490,882 t -2.1%
1968 506,133 t +3.1%
1969 560,183 t +10.7%
1970 571,695 t +2.1%
1971 579,717 t +1.4%
1972 576,739 t -0.5%
1973 601,033 t +4.2%
1974 654,604 t +8.9%
1975 734,163 t +12.2%
1976 713,339 t -2.8%
1977 727,715 t +2.0%
1978 737,802 t +1.4%
1979 663,339 t -10.1%
1980 687,683 t +3.7%
1981 790,183 t +14.9%
1982 821,439 t +4.0%
1983 792,449 t -3.5%
1984 1.07 million t +34.7%
1985 1.00 million t -6.1%
1986 1.17 million t +16.7%
1987 1.08 million t -7.9%
1988 1.09 million t +1.5%
1989 1.15 million t +5.2%
1990 1.16 million t +1.0%
1991 884,524 t -23.8%
1992 891,782 t +0.8%
1993 896,409 t +0.5%
1994 960,088 t +7.1%
1995 717,056 t -25.3%
1996 848,207 t +18.3%
1997 997,739 t +17.6%
1998 1.03 million t +3.2%
1999 1.13 million t +9.7%
2000 1.16 million t +2.9%
2001 1.42 million t +22.2%
2002 1.51 million t +6.5%
2003 1.67 million t +10.3%
2004 1.66 million t -0.6%
2005 1.72 million t +4.0%
2006 1.70 million t -1.6%
2007 1.90 million t +12.1%
2008 1.96 million t +2.9%
2009 2.18 million t +11.2%
2010 2.36 million t +8.5%
2011 2.62 million t +11.1%
2012 2.84 million t +8.2%
2013 2.90 million t +2.3%
2014 3.07 million t +5.8%
2015 3.15 million t +2.7%
2016 3.23 million t +2.5%
2017 3.64 million t +12.4%
2018 3.89 million t +7.1%
2019 3.94 million t +1.3%
2020 3.99 million t +1.1%
2021 4.26 million t +6.7%
2022 4.67 million t +9.7%
2023 4.77 million t +2.1%
2024 4.68 million t -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 492,740 t 465,039 t 560,183 t 9
1970s 656,015 t 571,695 t 737,802 t 10
1980s 965,142 t 687,683 t 1.17 million t 10
1990s 951,646 t 717,056 t 1.16 million t 10
2000s 1.69 million t 1.16 million t 2.18 million t 10
2010s 3.17 million t 2.36 million t 3.94 million t 10
2020s 4.47 million t 3.99 million t 4.77 million t 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 China 99.58 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 97.86 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 29.64 million t compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 5.60 million t compare
  5. 4 USSR 18.50 million t compare
  6. 5 India 13.21 million t compare
  7. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.80 million t compare
  8. 6 Russian Federation 12.87 million t compare
  9. 7 Mexico 8.35 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, total — production in Türkiye?
Meat, total — production in Türkiye was 4.68 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, total — production recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 4.77 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat, total — production recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 465,039 t in 1964.
How does Türkiye rank for meat, total — production?
Türkiye ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, total — production rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 14,172 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.