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Meat production in Portugal

Meat production in Portugal was 889,814 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 5% from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes889,814
Change on 2023+5%
Rank12th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high889,8142024
Series low173,6031961

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Meat production in Portugal, 1961 to 2024

0200K400K600K800K1M19611971198119912001201120241961: 173,603 tonnes1962: 185,146 tonnes1963: 189,967 tonnes1964: 191,105 tonnes1965: 209,183 tonnes1966: 216,911 tonnes1967: 212,371 tonnes1968: 224,520 tonnes1969: 265,201 tonnes1970: 271,859 tonnes1971: 271,202 tonnes1972: 284,191 tonnes1973: 308,384 tonnes1974: 332,784 tonnes1975: 360,156 tonnes1976: 355,143 tonnes1977: 394,706 tonnes1978: 405,386 tonnes1979: 404,853 tonnes1980: 437,729 tonnes1981: 467,800 tonnes1982: 470,053 tonnes1983: 458,040 tonnes1984: 427,642 tonnes1985: 419,100 tonnes1986: 440,928 tonnes1987: 476,059 tonnes1988: 476,024 tonnes1989: 520,783 tonnes1990: 563,694 tonnes1991: 578,726 tonnes1992: 628,228 tonnes1993: 666,425 tonnes1994: 666,818 tonnes1995: 660,914 tonnes1996: 687,925 tonnes1997: 724,991 tonnes1998: 766,713 tonnes1999: 769,634 tonnes2000: 760,148 tonnes2001: 762,344 tonnes2002: 780,927 tonnes2003: 738,903 tonnes2004: 755,952 tonnes2005: 773,437 tonnes2006: 767,945 tonnes2007: 800,020 tonnes2008: 840,020 tonnes2009: 832,547 tonnes2010: 839,128 tonnes2011: 837,791 tonnes2012: 814,803 tonnes2013: 788,531 tonnes2014: 791,338 tonnes2015: 841,688 tonnes2016: 856,176 tonnes2017: 851,757 tonnes2018: 837,950 tonnes2019: 848,304 tonnes2020: 847,019 tonnes2021: 859,307 tonnes2022: 859,039 tonnes2023: 847,821 tonnes2024: 889,814 tonnes0200K400K600K800K1M19611983200520241961: 173,603 tonnes1962: 185,146 tonnes1963: 189,967 tonnes1964: 191,105 tonnes1965: 209,183 tonnes1966: 216,911 tonnes1967: 212,371 tonnes1968: 224,520 tonnes1969: 265,201 tonnes1970: 271,859 tonnes1971: 271,202 tonnes1972: 284,191 tonnes1973: 308,384 tonnes1974: 332,784 tonnes1975: 360,156 tonnes1976: 355,143 tonnes1977: 394,706 tonnes1978: 405,386 tonnes1979: 404,853 tonnes1980: 437,729 tonnes1981: 467,800 tonnes1982: 470,053 tonnes1983: 458,040 tonnes1984: 427,642 tonnes1985: 419,100 tonnes1986: 440,928 tonnes1987: 476,059 tonnes1988: 476,024 tonnes1989: 520,783 tonnes1990: 563,694 tonnes1991: 578,726 tonnes1992: 628,228 tonnes1993: 666,425 tonnes1994: 666,818 tonnes1995: 660,914 tonnes1996: 687,925 tonnes1997: 724,991 tonnes1998: 766,713 tonnes1999: 769,634 tonnes2000: 760,148 tonnes2001: 762,344 tonnes2002: 780,927 tonnes2003: 738,903 tonnes2004: 755,952 tonnes2005: 773,437 tonnes2006: 767,945 tonnes2007: 800,020 tonnes2008: 840,020 tonnes2009: 832,547 tonnes2010: 839,128 tonnes2011: 837,791 tonnes2012: 814,803 tonnes2013: 788,531 tonnes2014: 791,338 tonnes2015: 841,688 tonnes2016: 856,176 tonnes2017: 851,757 tonnes2018: 837,950 tonnes2019: 848,304 tonnes2020: 847,019 tonnes2021: 859,307 tonnes2022: 859,039 tonnes2023: 847,821 tonnes2024: 889,814 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
2024889,814
2023847,821
2022859,039
2021859,307
2020847,019
2019848,304
2018837,950
2017851,757
2016856,176
2015841,688
2014791,338
2013788,531
2012814,803
2011837,791
2010839,128
2009832,547
2008840,020
2007800,020
2006767,945
2005773,437
2004755,952
2003738,903
2002780,927
2001762,344
2000760,148
1999769,634
1998766,713
1997724,991
1996687,925
1995660,914
1994666,818
1993666,425
1992628,228
1991578,726
1990563,694 Estimated
1989520,783 Estimated
1988476,024 Estimated
1987476,059 Estimated
1986440,928 Estimated
1985419,100 Estimated
1984427,642 Estimated
1983458,040 Estimated
1982470,053 Estimated
1981467,800 Estimated
1980437,729 Estimated
1979404,853 Estimated
1978405,386
1977394,706
1976355,143
1975360,156
1974332,784
1973308,384
1972284,191
1971271,202
1970271,859
1969265,201
1968224,520
1967212,371
1966216,911
1965209,183
1964191,105
1963189,967
1962185,146
1961173,603

Portugal 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
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  • 430K to 990K
  • 990K to 2.7M
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Meat production, 2024, tonnes. Portugal 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, Portugal, 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, Portugal, 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/portugal. 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, Portugal, 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/portugal.

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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, Portugal, 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/portugal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the meat production in Portugal?

Meat production in Portugal was 889,814 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 5% from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

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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 Portugal?

889,814 tonnes in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Meat production elsewhere in European Union (27)

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