Meat production in Netherlands
Meat production in the Netherlands was 2,687,883 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.5% from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.
Meat production in Netherlands, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,687,883 |
| 2023 | 2,784,254 |
| 2022 | 3,002,805 |
| 2021 | 3,048,460 |
| 2020 | 3,123,591 |
| 2019 | 3,121,818 |
| 2018 | 3,063,170 |
| 2017 | 3,007,300 |
| 2016 | 2,985,882 |
| 2015 | 2,913,981 |
| 2014 | 2,784,184 |
| 2013 | 2,700,170 |
| 2012 | 2,686,363 |
| 2011 | 2,659,756 |
| 2010 | 2,553,316 |
| 2009 | 2,532,218 |
| 2008 | 2,473,438 |
| 2007 | 2,448,382 |
| 2006 | 2,361,490 |
| 2005 | 2,412,290 |
| 2004 | 2,386,190 |
| 2003 | 2,231,496 |
| 2002 | 2,535,822 |
| 2001 | 2,595,447 |
| 2000 | 2,880,045 |
| 1999 | 2,994,201 |
| 1998 | 3,037,939 |
| 1997 | 2,687,732 |
| 1996 | 2,939,057 |
| 1995 | 2,859,590 |
| 1994 | 2,909,060 |
| 1993 | 2,959,924 |
| 1992 | 2,816,462 |
| 1991 | 2,778,622 |
| 1990 | 2,732,916 |
| 1989 | 2,547,189 Estimated |
| 1988 | 2,580,713 Estimated |
| 1987 | 2,482,949 Estimated |
| 1986 | 2,400,783 |
| 1985 | 2,322,519 |
| 1984 | 2,212,186 |
| 1983 | 2,075,106 |
| 1982 | 2,032,195 |
| 1981 | 2,025,244 |
| 1980 | 1,900,684 |
| 1979 | 1,852,936 |
| 1978 | 1,758,078 |
| 1977 | 1,691,629 |
| 1976 | 1,663,625 |
| 1975 | 1,606,825 |
| 1974 | 1,610,150 |
| 1973 | 1,472,575 |
| 1972 | 1,430,400 |
| 1971 | 1,478,325 |
| 1970 | 1,363,450 |
| 1969 | 1,185,700 |
| 1968 | 1,169,975 |
| 1967 | 1,075,082 |
| 1966 | 968,935 |
| 1965 | 923,285 |
| 1964 | 815,408 |
| 1963 | 842,885 |
| 1962 | 786,983 |
| 1961 | 720,100 |
Rankings
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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
APA 7
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, Netherlands, 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
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Netherlands, 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/netherlands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands.
Harvard
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, Netherlands, 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/netherlands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_meat_production_netherlands_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Netherlands, 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/netherlands. 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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Meat production in the Netherlands was 2,687,883 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.5% from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.
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3,123,591 tonnes in 2020, the highest value since 1961 in this series.