Cattle meat consumption per capita fell 3.17% to 20.8 kg in France in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, cattle meat consumption per capita in France reached an all time high of 34.5 kg in 1991 and an all time low of 20.6 kg in 2017. When compared to France's main peers, cattle meat consumption per capita in Belgium amounted to 14.0 kg, 14.6 kg in Germany, 15.9 kg in Italy and 12.3 kg in Spain in 2020.
France has been ranked 22nd within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of cattle meat consumption per capita, 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Cattle Meat Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | kg | 13.9 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kg | 12.6 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kg | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kg | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kg | 19.3 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | kg | 25.9 | 24.8 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 25.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | kg | 6.93 | 7.00 | 7.05 | 7.16 | 7.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kg | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kg | 0.270 | 0.390 | 0.450 | 0.190 | 0.800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kg | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kg | 17.1 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 14.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kg | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kg | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 20.8 |
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