Meat production in Uruguay

Meat production in Uruguay was 695,238 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 2.7% from 2023. That is the 62nd highest of 194 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes695,238 Estimated

Change on 2023-2.7%

Rank62nd of 194Countries ranked

Series high744,8592022

Series low338,7211967

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Meat production in Uruguay, 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	695,238 Estimated
2023	714,460 Estimated
2022	744,859
2021	703,565
2020	623,796
2019	689,972
2018	700,880
2017	706,682
2016	686,040
2015	660,266
2014	652,418
2013	625,399
2012	640,302
2011	621,341
2010	641,178
2009	623,486
2008	663,815
2007	630,972
2006	719,778 Estimated
2005	703,386 Estimated
2004	590,653
2003	506,463
2002	515,708
2001	457,328 Estimated
2000	591,811
1999	600,484
1998	590,634
1997	588,033
1996	541,668
1995	458,167
1994	493,059
1993	438,965
1992	453,122
1991	441,410
1990	451,805 Estimated
1989	473,209 Estimated
1988	433,204 Estimated
1987	374,385 Estimated
1986	417,027 Estimated
1985	418,809 Estimated
1984	388,166 Estimated
1983	520,148 Estimated
1982	490,975 Estimated
1981	483,341 Estimated
1980	413,792 Estimated
1979	348,130 Estimated
1978	397,320 Estimated
1977	426,152 Estimated
1976	487,949 Estimated
1975	431,954 Estimated
1974	429,043 Estimated
1973	388,328 Estimated
1972	394,625 Estimated
1971	401,167 Estimated
1970	502,092 Estimated
1969	437,122 Estimated
1968	437,801 Estimated
1967	338,721 Estimated
1966	343,663 Estimated
1965	389,752 Estimated
1964	462,001 Estimated
1963	370,041 Estimated
1962	353,535 Estimated
1961	353,092 Estimated

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, Uruguay, 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, Uruguay, 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/uruguay. 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, Uruguay, 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/uruguay.

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, Uruguay, 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/uruguay (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_meat_production_uruguay_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, Uruguay, 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/uruguay. 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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