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The Greek red meat sector (beef, pork, sheep and goat): self-sufficiency, trade and consumption, based on ELSTAT, Ministry of Rural Development and Food and ICAP CRIF data.

The market at a glance

2025 · Source [1]

  • 478.7 thousand tonnes
    Domestic consumption of red meat (ICAP CRIF)
  • 73%
    Import penetration: imports as a share of consumption
    Beef 80% · pork 81% · sheep and goat 19%
  • €1.33bn
    Market value of beef and pork (ICAP CRIF estimate)
    Sheep and goat: €492.4 m (2024)
  • €1.58bn
    Red meat trade deficit (ELSTAT)
    Imports minus exports, value

Indicative self-sufficiency by meat type

Domestic production as % of consumption · 2025 · Source [2]

  • Sheep and goat94.7%
  • Pork21.9%
  • Beef21.8%

Total red meat: 31.1%

Value of imports and exports

Value in € million · 2025 · beef, pork and sheep and goat meat · Source [3]

  • €1,675.2 m
    Imports
  • €100.1 m
    Exports

How have imports and exports changed?

Value in € million · 2011–2025 · beef, pork and sheep and goat meat · Source [4]

  • Imports
  • Exports
Red meat imports and exports, 2011–2025Imports: 863.5 → 1,675.2 € million. Exports: 22.0 → 100.1 € million.05001,0001,5002,00020112015201920232025863.51,675.222.0100.1Red meat imports and exports, 2011–2025Imports: 863.5 → 1,675.2 € million. Exports: 22.0 → 100.1 € million.05001,0001,5002,00020112015201920232025863.51,675.222.0100.1
Imports
€863.5 (2011) → €1,675.2 (2025)
Exports
€22.0 (2011) → €100.1 (2025)

How has self-sufficiency changed by meat type?

Domestic production as % of consumption · 2011–2025 · Source [5]

  • Beef
  • Pork
  • Sheep and goat
How has self-sufficiency changed by meat type?Beef: 30.7% → 21.8%. Pork: 37.8% → 21.9%. Sheep and goat: 93.2% → 94.7%.02550751002011201520192023202594.7%21.9%21.8%How has self-sufficiency changed by meat type?Beef: 30.7% → 21.8%. Pork: 37.8% → 21.9%. Sheep and goat: 93.2% → 94.7%.02550751002011201520192023202594.7%21.9%21.8%
Beef
30.7% (2011) → 21.8% (2025)
Pork
37.8% (2011) → 21.9% (2025)
Sheep and goat
93.2% (2011) → 94.7% (2025)

Above 100% when exports exceed imports (sheep and goat, 2020–2022).

Per-capita consumption by meat type

Kilograms per person per year · 2014–2025 · Source [6]

  • Beef
  • Pork
  • Sheep and goat
Per-capita consumption by meat typeBeef: 14.0 → 15.0. Pork: 26.1 → 25.3. Sheep and goat: 7.7 → 5.8.01020302014201720202023202525.315.05.8Per-capita consumption by meat typeBeef: 14.0 → 15.0. Pork: 26.1 → 25.3. Sheep and goat: 7.7 → 5.8.01020302014201720202023202525.315.05.8
Beef
14.0 (2014) → 15.0 (2025)
Pork
26.1 (2014) → 25.3 (2025)
Sheep and goat
7.7 (2014) → 5.8 (2025)

Apparent consumption, using the ELSTAT population on 1 January; it includes part of the consumption by incoming tourists.

Sources and data

  1. The market at a glance · 2025

    Ministry of Rural Development and Food, ELSTAT, Eurostat; processed by ICAP CRIF S.A., “KREAS 2026” (July 2026), section “The Domestic Meat Market”.

    Market value is an ICAP CRIF estimate based on indicative ELGO-DIMITRA wholesale prices. Import penetration = imports ÷ consumption (EDOTOKK calculation). The deficit = value of imports minus value of exports (ELSTAT).

    Data table
    Key market figures, 2025
    FigureValue
    Domestic consumption of red meat (thousand tonnes)478.7
    Import penetration, total72.7%
    Import penetration, beef80.0%
    Import penetration, pork80.7%
    Import penetration, sheep and goat18.7%
    Market value of beef, 2025 (€ million)736.5
    Market value of pork, 2025 (€ million)593.5
    Market value of sheep and goat meat, 2024 (€ million)492.4
    Trade deficit, 2025 (€ million)−1,575.0

  2. Indicative self-sufficiency by meat type · 2025

    Ministry of Rural Development and Food, ELSTAT, Eurostat; processed by ICAP CRIF S.A., “KREAS 2026” (July 2026), section “The Domestic Meat Market”.

    Self-sufficiency = net domestic production ÷ domestic human consumption, with consumption = production + imports − exports. Indicative: annual estimates in thousand tonnes, as published by ICAP CRIF.

    Data table
    Domestic production and consumption by species, 2025 (thousand tonnes)
    SpeciesNet productionImportsExportsConsumptionSelf-sufficiency
    Sheep and goat57.211.38.160.494.7%
    Pork57.6212.07.0262.621.9%
    Beef33.9124.52.8155.721.8%
    Total red meat148.7347.817.9478.731.1%

  3. Value of imports and exports · 2025

    ELSTAT, foreign trade in meat, Greece, all partners; EDOTOKK sum of beef, pork and sheep and goat meat.

    Same year and unit (value in €) for both columns, with the same product scope.

    Data table
    Red meat imports and exports, 2025
    SpeciesImports (€ million)Exports (€ million)
    Sheep and goat77.063.1
    Pork670.918.7
    Beef927.218.4
    Total red meat1,675.2100.1

  4. How have imports and exports changed? · 2011–2025

    ELSTAT, foreign trade in meat, Greece, all partners; EDOTOKK sum of beef, pork and sheep and goat meat.

    Current prices; one value per year, one scale for both lines.

    Data table
    Red meat imports and exports by year
    YearImports (€ million)Exports (€ million)Imports (thousand tonnes)Exports (thousand tonnes)
    2011863.522.0322.57.1
    2012907.325.4311.99.3
    2013877.626.5309.17.5
    2014863.328.4310.17.5
    2015834.429.8314.67.0
    2016874.340.2320.09.5
    2017955.342.7324.310.4
    20181,017.048.2359.913.3
    20191,003.654.4317.312.7
    2020867.951.3281.512.9
    2021905.582.3295.914.9
    20221,198.987.0311.115.7
    20231,336.972.7314.711.6
    20241,460.993.4330.514.8
    20251,675.2100.1347.818.0

  5. How has self-sufficiency changed by meat type? · 2011–2025

    Ministry of Rural Development and Food, ELSTAT, Eurostat; processed by ICAP CRIF S.A., “KREAS 2026” (July 2026), section “The Domestic Meat Market”.

    Self-sufficiency as published by ICAP CRIF. Above 100% when exports exceed imports.

    Data table
    Self-sufficiency by meat type and year
    YearBeefPorkSheep and goat
    201130.7%37.8%93.2%
    201230.7%36.8%95.8%
    201330.1%34.3%93.9%
    201428.1%31.3%95.0%
    201525.3%31.1%89.5%
    201627.4%29.4%90.5%
    201725.0%28.8%91.5%
    201821.1%28.5%94.2%
    201922.8%29.6%99.6%
    202023.9%32.2%102.9%
    202122.1%29.3%108.0%
    202224.3%28.4%105.0%
    202324.9%25.7%97.7%
    202422.0%23.0%98.5%
    202521.8%21.9%94.7%

  6. Per-capita consumption by meat type · 2014–2025

    Ministry of Rural Development and Food, ELSTAT, Eurostat; processed by ICAP CRIF S.A., “KREAS 2026” (July 2026), section “The Domestic Meat Market”.

    Calculated with the ELSTAT estimated population on 1 January each year. Apparent consumption: it includes part of the consumption by incoming tourists.

    Data table
    Per-capita consumption by meat type and year (kg per person)
    YearBeefPorkSheep and goat
    201414.026.17.7
    201513.326.37.4
    201614.226.17.4
    201714.326.16.9
    201814.528.07.2
    201914.024.96.4
    202013.522.06.0
    202114.022.56.0
    202214.025.16.1
    202313.825.06.1
    202414.224.95.6
    202515.025.35.8

Data: ELSTAT, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, ICAP CRIF (July 2026 edition). Page updated: 6 Nov 2026 · Download data (CSV)

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