FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in Italy
In 2024 Italy produced 659,120 t of beef (cattle meat), the 21st largest in the world (0.94% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 5.1%. The record was 1.2 million t in 1992.
- Production, 2024
- 659,120 t
- World rank
- 21 of 189
- 10-year change
- −5.1%
- Record
- 1.2 million t
- 1992
Beef (cattle meat) in Italy, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 659,120 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 619,850 | −17% |
| 2022 | 747,210 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 747,890 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 732,280 | −6.1% |
| 2019 | 779,820 | −3.6% |
| 2018 | 809,220 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 739,830 | −6.5% |
| 2016 | 791,284 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 771,767 | +11% |
| 2014 | 694,634 | −18% |
| 2013 | 842,122 | −12% |
| 2012 | 957,787 | −4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,000,374 | −6.4% |
| 2010 | 1,068,900 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,049,261 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,056,912 | −5.5% |
| 2007 | 1,118,531 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,109,214 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,101,972 | −3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,145,103 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,126,869 | −0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,133,800 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,133,037 | −1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,151,935 | −1.1% |
| 1999 | 1,164,433 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1,111,280 | −4.1% |
| 1997 | 1,159,360 | −1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,180,537 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,180,461 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,170,832 | −1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,187,265 | −2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,217,170 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1,181,141 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,164,855 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1,145,402 | −1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,164,410 | −0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,173,809 | −0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,179,364 | −2.1% |
| 1985 | 1,204,074 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1,181,266 | −0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,187,744 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 1,106,395 | −0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,109,545 | −3.3% |
| 1980 | 1,146,823 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1,104,490 | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1,022,919 | −2.6% |
| 1977 | 1,050,756 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 1,016,662 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 964,149 | −10% |
| 1974 | 1,074,398 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1,061,000 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1,026,670 | −5.2% |
| 1971 | 1,083,000 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1,076,080 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 1,026,634 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 971,300 | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 889,200 | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 812,600 | +20% |
| 1965 | 675,700 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 635,380 | −6.3% |
| 1963 | 678,400 | −6.4% |
| 1962 | 724,560 | +7.0% |
| 1961 | 677,100 | — |
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.