FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in United Kingdom
In 2024 United Kingdom produced 934,300 t of beef (cattle meat), the 15th largest in the world (1.34% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.5%. The record was 1.2 million t in 1975.
- Production, 2024
- 934,300 t
- World rank
- 15 of 189
- 10-year change
- +6.5%
- Record
- 1.2 million t
- 1975
Beef (cattle meat) in United Kingdom, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 934,300 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 900,600 | −2.5% |
| 2022 | 923,400 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 906,200 | −2.8% |
| 2020 | 932,000 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 914,000 | −0.9% |
| 2018 | 922,000 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 905,000 | −1.1% |
| 2016 | 915,000 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 885,000 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 877,000 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 847,000 | −4.3% |
| 2012 | 885,000 | −5.4% |
| 2011 | 936,000 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 908,000 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 833,000 | −3.4% |
| 2008 | 862,000 | −2.3% |
| 2007 | 882,000 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 847,281 | +11% |
| 2005 | 762,000 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 719,000 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 699,000 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 694,000 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 645,000 | −8.5% |
| 2000 | 705,000 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 679,000 | −2.9% |
| 1998 | 699,000 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 688,000 | −3.1% |
| 1996 | 710,000 | −29% |
| 1995 | 1,002,000 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 947,000 | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 888,000 | −8.7% |
| 1992 | 973,000 | −4.6% |
| 1991 | 1,019,566 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,001,743 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 977,789 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 946,101 | −15% |
| 1987 | 1,118,256 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 1,062,037 | −9.9% |
| 1985 | 1,179,000 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,152,000 | +11% |
| 1983 | 1,038,000 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 965,000 | −7.3% |
| 1981 | 1,041,000 | −5.5% |
| 1980 | 1,102,000 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1,047,000 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1,028,000 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,022,000 | −3.3% |
| 1976 | 1,057,000 | −13% |
| 1975 | 1,215,000 | +13% |
| 1974 | 1,072,000 | +26% |
| 1973 | 854,000 | −5.6% |
| 1972 | 905,000 | −3.4% |
| 1971 | 937,000 | −1.1% |
| 1970 | 947,000 | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 873,553 | −3.8% |
| 1968 | 907,603 | −1.7% |
| 1967 | 923,530 | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 868,575 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 834,319 | −5.0% |
| 1964 | 878,268 | −7.2% |
| 1963 | 946,485 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 919,519 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 907,472 | — |
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.