Australia vs China: Pig meat per animal
Australia
81 kilograms per animal
in 2024
China
81 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Australia rank
56th
China rank
56th
Pig meat per animal over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 81 kilograms per animal against 81 kilograms per animal in China, a difference of 0 kilograms per animal.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 56th and China ranks 56th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49 kilograms per animal | 43.22 kilograms per animal | 5.78 kilograms per animal | Australia |
| 1970s | 51.5 kilograms per animal | 45.8 kilograms per animal | 5.7 kilograms per animal | Australia |
| 1980s | 58.3 kilograms per animal | 66.3 kilograms per animal | 8 kilograms per animal | China |
| 1990s | 67.5 kilograms per animal | 84 kilograms per animal | 16.5 kilograms per animal | China |
| 2000s | 72.3 kilograms per animal | 82.4 kilograms per animal | 10.1 kilograms per animal | China |
| 2010s | 75.5 kilograms per animal | 77.2 kilograms per animal | 1.7 kilograms per animal | China |
| 2020s | 80 kilograms per animal | 79.4 kilograms per animal | 0.6 kilograms per animal | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pig meat per animal, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 81 kilograms per animal against 81 kilograms per animal in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pig meat per animal between Australia and China?
- 0 kilograms per animal, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for pig meat per animal?
- Australia ranks 56th and China ranks 56th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pig meat per animal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Pigmeat yields, measured in kilograms produced per animal.