EU countries by meat production

Germany had the highest meat production of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 8,024,938 tonnes. Malta had the lowest, at 9,528 tonnes. The median was 545,953 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Highest8,024,938Germany

Lowest9,528Malta

Median545,95327 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2018

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140K to 410K
410K to 970K
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tonnes, 2018. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 tonnes	Change on 2017
1	Germany	8,024,938	-2.7%
2	Spain	6,958,835	+4.4%
3	France	5,468,058	-1.7%
4	Poland	5,222,634	+20.9%
5	Italy	3,661,613	+0.5%
6	Netherlands	3,063,170	+1.9%
7	Denmark	1,862,831	+2.7%
8	Belgium	1,825,048	+1.7%
9	Ireland	1,143,556	+1.5%
10	Romania	1,037,841	-7.9%
11	Hungary	1,030,277	+2.4%
12	Austria	875,061	-2%
13	Portugal	837,950	-1.6%
14	Sweden	545,953	-1.1%
15	Czechia	473,607	-4.3%
16	Greece	437,215	-1.9%
17	Finland	391,590	-2.3%
18	Croatia	227,392	+4.4%
19	Lithuania	223,421	-10.3%
20	Bulgaria	222,014	+3.4%
21	Slovakia	156,304	+7.3%
22	Slovenia	137,375	-0.1%
23	Latvia	90,606	-0.6%
24	Cyprus	78,640	-1.5%
25	Estonia	72,900	+2.2%
26	Luxembourg	22,962	-1.6%
27	Malta	9,528	-1.8%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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) (EU countries by meat production, 2018) [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), EU countries by meat production, 2018. 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/rankings/meat-production/eu-countries?period=2018. 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), EU countries by meat production, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/meat-production/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): EU countries by meat production, 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/meat-production/eu-countries?period=2018. 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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Which EU country has the highest meat production?

Germany, with 8,024,938 tonnes in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest meat production?

Malta, with 9,528 tonnes in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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