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Meat production in Italy

Meat production in Italy was 3,376,371 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes3,376,371
Change on 2023+4%
Rank5th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high4,055,0312010
Series low1,473,1501961

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Meat production in Italy, 1961 to 2024

1M2M3M4M5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 1,473,150 tonnes1962: 1,579,600 tonnes1963: 1,566,671 tonnes1964: 1,688,800 tonnes1965: 1,818,159 tonnes1966: 1,962,022 tonnes1967: 2,051,266 tonnes1968: 2,247,718 tonnes1969: 2,327,187 tonnes1970: 2,498,700 tonnes1971: 2,592,100 tonnes1972: 2,628,100 tonnes1973: 2,769,900 tonnes1974: 2,865,400 tonnes1975: 2,845,600 tonnes1976: 2,978,912 tonnes1977: 3,153,123 tonnes1978: 3,239,891 tonnes1979: 3,434,199 tonnes1980: 3,566,637 tonnes1981: 3,549,507 tonnes1982: 3,575,399 tonnes1983: 3,732,998 tonnes1984: 3,750,183 tonnes1985: 3,725,976 tonnes1986: 3,695,218 tonnes1987: 3,797,060 tonnes1988: 3,854,831 tonnes1989: 3,862,755 tonnes1990: 3,950,563 tonnes1991: 3,812,100 tonnes1992: 3,869,733 tonnes1993: 3,865,946 tonnes1994: 3,834,741 tonnes1995: 3,817,419 tonnes1996: 3,908,784 tonnes1997: 3,892,162 tonnes1998: 3,867,223 tonnes1999: 3,963,932 tonnes2000: 3,911,240 tonnes2001: 3,979,816 tonnes2002: 4,020,558 tonnes2003: 3,841,146 tonnes2004: 3,902,552 tonnes2005: 3,785,872 tonnes2006: 3,746,997 tonnes2007: 3,899,462 tonnes2008: 3,924,081 tonnes2009: 3,963,436 tonnes2010: 4,055,031 tonnes2011: 3,947,083 tonnes2012: 4,006,215 tonnes2013: 3,837,202 tonnes2014: 3,369,847 tonnes2015: 3,668,897 tonnes2016: 3,813,665 tonnes2017: 3,643,618 tonnes2018: 3,661,613 tonnes2019: 3,690,036 tonnes2020: 3,484,436 tonnes2021: 3,552,424 tonnes2022: 3,290,740 tonnes2023: 3,245,711 tonnes2024: 3,376,371 tonnes1M2M3M4M5M19611983200520241961: 1,473,150 tonnes1962: 1,579,600 tonnes1963: 1,566,671 tonnes1964: 1,688,800 tonnes1965: 1,818,159 tonnes1966: 1,962,022 tonnes1967: 2,051,266 tonnes1968: 2,247,718 tonnes1969: 2,327,187 tonnes1970: 2,498,700 tonnes1971: 2,592,100 tonnes1972: 2,628,100 tonnes1973: 2,769,900 tonnes1974: 2,865,400 tonnes1975: 2,845,600 tonnes1976: 2,978,912 tonnes1977: 3,153,123 tonnes1978: 3,239,891 tonnes1979: 3,434,199 tonnes1980: 3,566,637 tonnes1981: 3,549,507 tonnes1982: 3,575,399 tonnes1983: 3,732,998 tonnes1984: 3,750,183 tonnes1985: 3,725,976 tonnes1986: 3,695,218 tonnes1987: 3,797,060 tonnes1988: 3,854,831 tonnes1989: 3,862,755 tonnes1990: 3,950,563 tonnes1991: 3,812,100 tonnes1992: 3,869,733 tonnes1993: 3,865,946 tonnes1994: 3,834,741 tonnes1995: 3,817,419 tonnes1996: 3,908,784 tonnes1997: 3,892,162 tonnes1998: 3,867,223 tonnes1999: 3,963,932 tonnes2000: 3,911,240 tonnes2001: 3,979,816 tonnes2002: 4,020,558 tonnes2003: 3,841,146 tonnes2004: 3,902,552 tonnes2005: 3,785,872 tonnes2006: 3,746,997 tonnes2007: 3,899,462 tonnes2008: 3,924,081 tonnes2009: 3,963,436 tonnes2010: 4,055,031 tonnes2011: 3,947,083 tonnes2012: 4,006,215 tonnes2013: 3,837,202 tonnes2014: 3,369,847 tonnes2015: 3,668,897 tonnes2016: 3,813,665 tonnes2017: 3,643,618 tonnes2018: 3,661,613 tonnes2019: 3,690,036 tonnes2020: 3,484,436 tonnes2021: 3,552,424 tonnes2022: 3,290,740 tonnes2023: 3,245,711 tonnes2024: 3,376,371 tonnes
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
Periodtonnes
20243,376,371
20233,245,711
20223,290,740
20213,552,424
20203,484,436
20193,690,036
20183,661,613
20173,643,618
20163,813,665
20153,668,897
20143,369,847
20133,837,202
20124,006,215
20113,947,083
20104,055,031
20093,963,436
20083,924,081
20073,899,462
20063,746,997
20053,785,872
20043,902,552
20033,841,146
20024,020,558
20013,979,816
20003,911,240
19993,963,932
19983,867,223
19973,892,162
19963,908,784
19953,817,419
19943,834,741
19933,865,946
19923,869,733
19913,812,100
19903,950,563
19893,862,755
19883,854,831
19873,797,060
19863,695,218
19853,725,976
19843,750,183
19833,732,998
19823,575,399
19813,549,507
19803,566,637
19793,434,199
19783,239,891
19773,153,123
19762,978,912
19752,845,600
19742,865,400
19732,769,900 Estimated
19722,628,100 Estimated
19712,592,100 Estimated
19702,498,700 Estimated
19692,327,187 Estimated
19682,247,718 Estimated
19672,051,266 Estimated
19661,962,022 Estimated
19651,818,159 Estimated
19641,688,800 Estimated
19631,566,671 Estimated
19621,579,600 Estimated
19611,473,150 Estimated

Italy compared with nearby places

Austria: 814,265 tonnesBelgium: 1,735,124 tonnesBulgaria: 237,063 tonnesCyprus: 73,884 tonnesCzechia: 475,908 tonnesGermany: 6,875,680 tonnesDenmark: 1,603,763 tonnesEstonia: 71,782 tonnesSpain: 7,564,708 tonnesFinland: 397,311 tonnesFrance: 5,183,266 tonnesGreece: 429,399 tonnesCroatia: 246,847 tonnesHungary: 1,037,031 tonnesIreland: 1,160,634 tonnesItaly: 3,376,371 tonnesLithuania: 200,638 tonnesLuxembourg: 19,809 tonnesLatvia: 90,662 tonnesMalta: 10,438 tonnesNetherlands: 2,687,883 tonnesPoland: 5,455,245 tonnesPortugal: 889,814 tonnesRomania: 993,030 tonnesSweden: 570,910 tonnesSlovenia: 134,638 tonnes
  • Under 130K
  • 130K to 430K
  • 430K to 990K
  • 990K to 2.7M
  • 2.7M and over
  • No data
Meat production, 2024, tonnes. Italy is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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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, Italy, 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, Italy, 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/italy. 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, Italy, 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/italy.

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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, Italy, 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/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the meat production in Italy?

Meat production in Italy was 3,376,371 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest meat production in Italy?

4,055,031 tonnes in 2010, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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