FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in Hungary
In 2024 Hungary produced 23,810 t of beef (cattle meat), the 117th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.1%. The record was 153,100 t in 1980.
- Production, 2024
- 23,810 t
- World rank
- 117 of 189
- 10-year change
- −1.1%
- Record
- 153,100 t
- 1980
Beef (cattle meat) in Hungary, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,810 | −1.5% |
| 2023 | 24,180 | −10% |
| 2022 | 26,900 | −11% |
| 2021 | 30,080 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 29,150 | −5.4% |
| 2019 | 30,820 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 30,180 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 28,162 | −2.7% |
| 2016 | 28,939 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 27,315 | +13% |
| 2014 | 24,080 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 23,457 | −7.6% |
| 2012 | 25,394 | −3.9% |
| 2011 | 26,432 | −4.2% |
| 2010 | 27,598 | −8.5% |
| 2009 | 30,149 | −6.1% |
| 2008 | 32,121 | −6.2% |
| 2007 | 34,258 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 33,303 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 32,241 | −14% |
| 2004 | 37,513 | −4.2% |
| 2003 | 39,173 | −18% |
| 2002 | 47,620 | −7.7% |
| 2001 | 51,600 | −23% |
| 2000 | 66,940 | +31% |
| 1999 | 50,970 | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 47,020 | −15% |
| 1997 | 55,270 | +10% |
| 1996 | 50,200 | −13% |
| 1995 | 57,500 | −20% |
| 1994 | 72,100 | −26% |
| 1993 | 97,100 | −21% |
| 1992 | 123,200 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 122,800 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 113,800 | −0.1% |
| 1989 | 113,900 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 110,100 | −15% |
| 1987 | 129,300 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 124,200 | −15% |
| 1985 | 145,500 | +10% |
| 1984 | 131,800 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 127,400 | −9.4% |
| 1982 | 140,600 | −0.3% |
| 1981 | 141,000 | −7.9% |
| 1980 | 153,100 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 140,200 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 139,000 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 134,000 | −2.6% |
| 1976 | 137,600 | −5.7% |
| 1975 | 145,900 | +18% |
| 1974 | 123,800 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 120,700 | +12% |
| 1972 | 107,300 | −11% |
| 1971 | 120,100 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 119,300 | −6.5% |
| 1969 | 127,600 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 121,900 | +15% |
| 1967 | 106,400 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 100,200 | −0.9% |
| 1965 | 101,100 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 98,500 | −9.6% |
| 1963 | 108,900 | −6.9% |
| 1962 | 117,000 | +9.6% |
| 1961 | 106,800 | — |
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.