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EU countries by meat production

Germany had the highest meat production of 25 EU countries in 2020, at 7,824,838 tonnes. Malta had the lowest, at 10,089 tonnes. The median was 567,460 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest7,824,838Germany
Lowest10,089Malta
Median567,46025 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 871,848 tonnesBelgium: 1,808,719 tonnesBulgaria: 204,128 tonnesCyprus: 78,880 tonnesCzechia: 482,063 tonnesGermany: 7,824,838 tonnesDenmark: 1,885,654 tonnesEstonia: 77,311 tonnesSpain: 7,500,376 tonnesFinland: 409,152 tonnesFrance: 5,398,452 tonnesGreece: 440,741 tonnesCroatia: 231,301 tonnesHungary: 1,026,636 tonnesIreland: 1,188,719 tonnesItaly: 3,484,436 tonnesLithuania: 224,553 tonnesLuxembourg: 22,911 tonnesLatvia: 89,589 tonnesMalta: 10,089 tonnesNetherlands: 3,123,591 tonnesPoland: 5,257,102 tonnesPortugal: 847,019 tonnesSweden: 567,460 tonnesSlovenia: 140,393 tonnes
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tonnes, 2020. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

Germany: 7,824,838 tonnesGermany7,824,838Spain: 7,500,376 tonnesSpain7,500,376France: 5,398,452 tonnesFrance5,398,452Poland: 5,257,102 tonnesPoland5,257,102Italy: 3,484,436 tonnesItaly3,484,436Netherlands: 3,123,591 tonnesNetherlands3,123,591Denmark: 1,885,654 tonnesDenmark1,885,654Belgium: 1,808,719 tonnesBelgium1,808,719Ireland: 1,188,719 tonnesIreland1,188,719Hungary: 1,026,636 tonnesHungary1,026,636Austria: 871,848 tonnesAustria871,848Portugal: 847,019 tonnesPortugal847,019Sweden: 567,460 tonnesSweden567,460Czechia: 482,063 tonnesCzechia482,063Greece: 440,741 tonnesGreece440,741Finland: 409,152 tonnesFinland409,152Croatia: 231,301 tonnesCroatia231,301Lithuania: 224,553 tonnesLithuania224,553Bulgaria: 204,128 tonnesBulgaria204,128Slovenia: 140,393 tonnesSlovenia140,393Latvia: 89,589 tonnesLatvia89,589Cyprus: 78,880 tonnesCyprus78,880Estonia: 77,311 tonnesEstonia77,311Luxembourg: 22,911 tonnesLuxembourg22,911Malta: 10,089 tonnesMalta10,089Germany: 7,824,838 tonnesGermany7,824,838Spain: 7,500,376 tonnesSpain7,500,376France: 5,398,452 tonnesFrance5,398,452Poland: 5,257,102 tonnesPoland5,257,102Italy: 3,484,436 tonnesItaly3,484,436Netherlands: 3,123,591 tonnesNetherlands3,123,591Denmark: 1,885,654 tonnesDenmark1,885,654Belgium: 1,808,719 tonnesBelgium1,808,719Ireland: 1,188,719 tonnesIreland1,188,719Hungary: 1,026,636 tonnesHungary1,026,636Austria: 871,848 tonnesAustria871,848Portugal: 847,019 tonnesPortugal847,019Sweden: 567,460 tonnesSweden567,460Czechia: 482,063 tonnesCzechia482,063Greece: 440,741 tonnesGreece440,741Finland: 409,152 tonnesFinland409,152Croatia: 231,301 tonnesCroatia231,301Lithuania: 224,553 tonnesLithuania224,553Bulgaria: 204,128 tonnesBulgaria204,128Slovenia: 140,393 tonnesSlovenia140,393Latvia: 89,589 tonnesLatvia89,589Cyprus: 78,880 tonnesCyprus78,880Estonia: 77,311 tonnesEstonia77,311Luxembourg: 22,911 tonnesLuxembourg22,911Malta: 10,089 tonnesMalta10,089
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
tonnes		Change on 2019
1Germany7,824,838-1.2%
2Spain7,500,376+4.7%
3France5,398,452-0.4%
4Poland5,257,102+2.5%
5Italy3,484,436-5.6%
6Netherlands3,123,591+0.1%
7Denmark1,885,654+5.6%
8Belgium1,808,719+3%
9Ireland1,188,719+3.6%
10Hungary1,026,636-0.5%
11Austria871,8480%
12Portugal847,019-0.2%
13Sweden567,460+3.8%
14Czechia482,063+0.7%
15Greece440,741-0.5%
16Finland409,152+2.9%
17Croatia231,301-3.8%
18Lithuania224,553+0.6%
19Bulgaria204,128-8%
20Slovenia140,393+0.3%
21Latvia89,589-3.7%
22Cyprus78,880-3.5%
23Estonia77,311+2.6%
24Luxembourg22,911-1.6%
25Malta10,089+4.3%

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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. 2 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), EU countries by meat production, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which EU country has the highest meat production?

Germany, with 7,824,838 tonnes in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest meat production?

Malta, with 10,089 tonnes in 2020.

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. 2 EU countries have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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