FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in France
In 2024 France produced 1.3 million t of beef (cattle meat), the 10th largest in the world (1.86% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 8.0%. The record was 2.0 million t in 1991.
- Production, 2024
- 1.3 million t
- World rank
- 10 of 189
- 10-year change
- −8.0%
- Record
- 2.0 million t
- 1991
Beef (cattle meat) in France, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,298,540 | −0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,301,420 | −4.4% |
| 2022 | 1,361,310 | −4.4% |
| 2021 | 1,424,320 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,434,590 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,428,460 | −2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,460,000 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,432,780 | −2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,466,099 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,447,906 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,410,854 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,400,331 | −6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,493,865 | −4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,566,806 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,530,258 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,515,808 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,502,901 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,502,561 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,486,675 | −3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,546,741 | −2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,577,971 | −3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,632,047 | −0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,646,277 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1,561,442 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,527,600 | −5.1% |
| 1999 | 1,609,000 | −1.4% |
| 1998 | 1,632,000 | −5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,720,000 | −1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,737,000 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1,683,300 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1,626,800 | −4.5% |
| 1993 | 1,703,800 | −9.2% |
| 1992 | 1,876,800 | −7.4% |
| 1991 | 2,026,068 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 1,911,747 | +14% |
| 1989 | 1,673,000 | −8.5% |
| 1988 | 1,828,000 | −6.9% |
| 1987 | 1,963,000 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,911,000 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1,893,000 | −4.9% |
| 1984 | 1,991,000 | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 1,812,000 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,745,000 | −5.0% |
| 1981 | 1,836,200 | −0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,838,000 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1,823,000 | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 1,657,900 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1,651,900 | −8.2% |
| 1976 | 1,800,100 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,745,000 | −2.6% |
| 1974 | 1,791,000 | +23% |
| 1973 | 1,460,000 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,456,000 | −9.7% |
| 1971 | 1,613,000 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1,565,000 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,552,000 | −4.4% |
| 1968 | 1,624,000 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1,583,000 | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 1,475,000 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 1,402,000 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 1,378,000 | −5.2% |
| 1963 | 1,454,000 | −2.0% |
| 1962 | 1,483,000 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 1,448,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.