Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in France

France: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production was 1.30 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.30 million t
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
11th
of 190 countries
All-time high
2.03 million t
in 1991
All-time low
1.30 million t
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in France, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in France stood at 1.30 million t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in France peaked at 2.03 million t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million t, in 2023.

That places France 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in France, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in France, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1.45 million t
1962 1.48 million t +2.4%
1963 1.45 million t -2.0%
1964 1.38 million t -5.2%
1965 1.40 million t +1.7%
1966 1.48 million t +5.2%
1967 1.58 million t +7.3%
1968 1.62 million t +2.6%
1969 1.55 million t -4.4%
1970 1.56 million t +0.8%
1971 1.61 million t +3.1%
1972 1.46 million t -9.7%
1973 1.46 million t +0.3%
1974 1.79 million t +22.7%
1975 1.75 million t -2.6%
1976 1.80 million t +3.2%
1977 1.65 million t -8.2%
1978 1.66 million t +0.4%
1979 1.82 million t +10.0%
1980 1.84 million t +0.8%
1981 1.84 million t -0.1%
1982 1.75 million t -5.0%
1983 1.81 million t +3.8%
1984 1.99 million t +9.9%
1985 1.89 million t -4.9%
1986 1.91 million t +1.0%
1987 1.96 million t +2.7%
1988 1.83 million t -6.9%
1989 1.67 million t -8.5%
1990 1.91 million t +14.3%
1991 2.03 million t +6.0%
1992 1.88 million t -7.4%
1993 1.70 million t -9.2%
1994 1.63 million t -4.5%
1995 1.68 million t +3.5%
1996 1.74 million t +3.2%
1997 1.72 million t -1.0%
1998 1.63 million t -5.1%
1999 1.61 million t -1.4%
2000 1.53 million t -5.1%
2001 1.56 million t +2.2%
2002 1.65 million t +5.4%
2003 1.63 million t -0.9%
2004 1.58 million t -3.3%
2005 1.55 million t -2.0%
2006 1.49 million t -3.9%
2007 1.50 million t +1.1%
2008 1.50 million t +0.0%
2009 1.52 million t +0.9%
2010 1.53 million t +1.0%
2011 1.57 million t +2.4%
2012 1.49 million t -4.7%
2013 1.40 million t -6.3%
2014 1.41 million t +0.8%
2015 1.45 million t +2.6%
2016 1.47 million t +1.3%
2017 1.43 million t -2.3%
2018 1.46 million t +1.9%
2019 1.43 million t -2.2%
2020 1.43 million t +0.4%
2021 1.42 million t -0.7%
2022 1.36 million t -4.4%
2023 1.30 million t -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.49 million t 1.38 million t 1.62 million t 9
1970s 1.66 million t 1.46 million t 1.82 million t 10
1980s 1.85 million t 1.67 million t 1.99 million t 10
1990s 1.75 million t 1.61 million t 2.03 million t 10
2000s 1.55 million t 1.49 million t 1.65 million t 10
2010s 1.46 million t 1.40 million t 1.57 million t 10
2020s 1.38 million t 1.30 million t 1.43 million t 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 8 Mexico 2.21 million t compare
  2. 8 Viet Nam 269,200 t compare
  3. 9 Russian Federation 1.66 million t compare
  4. 10 Canada 1.35 million t compare
  5. 12 Pakistan 1.16 million t compare
  6. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25,614 t compare
  7. 13 Uzbekistan 1.08 million t compare
  8. 14 India 1.06 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in France?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in France was 1.30 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 2.03 million t in 1991.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million t in 2023.
How does France rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production?
France ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,601 data points, 1961–2023
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