Meat production in Iceland

Meat production in Iceland was 34,130 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.1% from 2023. That is the 151st highest of 194 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes34,130

Change on 2023+2.1%

Rank151st of 194Countries ranked

Series high35,9692018

Series low17,7271971

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Meat production in Iceland, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	34,130
2023	33,432
2022	33,756
2021	34,392
2020	34,671
2019	35,319
2018	35,969
2017	35,439
2016	33,989
2015	32,952
2014	32,330
2013	32,513
2012	32,114
2011	30,607
2010	30,423
2009	29,882
2008	29,789
2007	29,033
2006	27,394
2005	26,390
2004	26,386
2003	27,469
2002	26,191
2001	24,603
2000	24,460
1999	23,290
1998	21,135
1997	20,173
1996	19,386
1995	20,004
1994	19,642
1993	19,319
1992	18,887
1991	18,969
1990	18,813
1989	19,273
1988	19,570
1987	22,910
1986	24,364
1985	25,148
1984	24,043
1983	24,852
1982	25,311
1981	26,043
1980	25,136
1979	25,960
1978	25,001
1977	23,051
1976	23,204
1975	23,394
1974	22,034
1973	20,061
1972	20,143
1971	17,727
1970	18,235
1969	20,033
1968	18,513 Estimated
1967	21,773 Estimated
1966	19,649 Estimated
1965	20,707 Estimated
1964	19,437 Estimated
1963	20,453 Estimated
1962	21,256 Estimated
1961	19,470 Estimated

Iceland compared with nearby places

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Meat production, 2024, tonnes. Iceland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by meat production 201 places
EU countries by meat production 27 places

Definition

Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.

Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Iceland, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Iceland, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/iceland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Iceland, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/iceland.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Iceland, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/iceland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_meat_production_iceland_2024,
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Iceland, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/iceland. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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