Bovine Meat — Food by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...
Countries reporting
191
Highest
12,723 1000 t
United States
Lowest
0 1000 t
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
71 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Bovine Meat — Food is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 12,723 1000 t in United States; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 71 1000 t, and the mean is 478.7 1000 t.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 785.7%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 92.7%).
Bovine Meat — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 12,723 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 11,571 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 11,218 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 8,249 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 5 | India | 3,330 1000 t | 2023 | up 205.5% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 2,281 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 2,231 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 2,048 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 9 | Russia | 1,870 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 1,870 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 11 | Turkey | 1,720 1000 t | 2023 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 1,720 1000 t | 2023 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 13 | France | 1,438 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1,157 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,157 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 1,150 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 1,146 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 1,008 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 19 | South Africa | 989 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 975 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 862 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 22 | Indonesia | 848 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 811 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 803 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 743 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 712 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 675 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 28 | Vietnam | 595 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 595 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 564 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 540 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 527 1000 t | 2023 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 431 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 390 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 35 | Philippines | 386 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 382 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 333 1000 t | 2023 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 319 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 39 | Malaysia | 307 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 305 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 293 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 42 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 288 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 278 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 264 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 45 | Caribbean | 242 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 46 | Belarus | 240 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 47 | Kenya | 237 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 47 | Sweden | 237 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 49 | Portugal | 234 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 233 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 229 1000 t | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 228 1000 t | 2023 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 220 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 212 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 210 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 55 | China, Taiwan Province of | 210 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 209 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 173 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 59 | Iraq | 172 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 60 | Switzerland | 168 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 61 | Belgium | 154 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 62 | Greece | 153 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 63 | Algeria | 149 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 64 | Peru | 148 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 147 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 66 | Myanmar | 144 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 133 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 68 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 130 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 69 | Angola | 128 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 69 | Denmark | 128 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 71 | Austria | 126 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 72 | Cameroon | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 74 | Ireland | 120 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 75 | Nepal | 116 1000 t | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 115 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 77 | Mongolia | 114 1000 t | 2023 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 78 | Senegal | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 79 | Thailand | 104 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 80 | Norway | 102 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 99 1000 t | 2023 | up 241.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 99 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 83 | Finland | 97 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 84 | Cuba | 92 1000 t | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 85 | New Zealand | 91 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 87 | Romania | 88 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 88 | Jordan | 81 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 88 | Lebanon | 81 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 90 | Yemen | 78 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 91 | Serbia | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 72 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 72 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 92 | Uruguay | 72 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 95 | Laos | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 70 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 98 | Niger | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 98 | Panama | 69 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 100 | Malawi | 68 1000 t | 2023 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 101 | Armenia | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 101 | Honduras | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 104 | Botswana | 62 1000 t | 2023 | up 785.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Croatia | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 106 | Ghana | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 106 | Tunisia | 53 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 108 | Haiti | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 110 | Paraguay | 47 1000 t | 2023 | down 67.6% | flat |
| 111 | Kuwait | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 112 | Albania | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 113 | Hungary | 43 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 114 | Syria | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 116 | Libya | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | flat |
| 117 | Qatar | 39 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 118 | Slovakia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 119 | Rwanda | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 121 | Mauritania | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 122 | Madagascar | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 123 | Georgia | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 123 | Oman | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 125 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 27 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 128 | Mozambique | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 129 | Melanesia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 130 | Bahrain | 22 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 131 | Slovenia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 131 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21 1000 t | 2018 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 137 | Congo | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 139 | Jamaica | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 139 | Eswatini | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 141 | Latvia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 141 | Namibia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | flat |
| 143 | Gabon | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 143 | Lithuania | 13 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | China, Macao SAR | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 146 | Cyprus | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 147 | Estonia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 147 | Polynesia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 150 | Malta | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 150 | Mauritius | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 152 | Montenegro | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 153 | Poland | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Djibouti | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 156 | Iceland | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 159 | Lesotho | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Bahamas | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 161 | Bhutan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 161 | Fiji | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 161 | Maldives | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 165 | Gambia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 166 | Barbados | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 166 | Comoros | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Guyana | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Moldova | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 166 | Suriname | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Micronesia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Republic of Moldova | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 174 | Belize | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 174 | Liberia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 174 | Seychelles | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | East Timor | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Tonga | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 174 | Samoa | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Cabo Verde | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Kiribati | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Marshall Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 75,702 1000 t
- Americas 29,505 1000 t
- Asia 27,924 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 13,795 1000 t
- Northern America 13,730 1000 t
- South America 12,859 1000 t
- United States of America 12,723 1000 t
- Europe 10,003 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9,213 1000 t
- Africa 7,430 1000 t
- Southern Asia 6,339 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6,156 1000 t
- European Union (27) 6,044 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5,849 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4,332 1000 t
- Western Europe 3,358 1000 t
- Western Asia 3,186 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 2,768 1000 t
- Central America 2,673 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 2,658 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 2,556 1000 t
- Southern Europe 2,101 1000 t
- Central Asia 2,047 1000 t
- Northern Europe 1,886 1000 t
- Northern Africa 1,653 1000 t
- Southern Africa 1,088 1000 t
- Western Africa 972 1000 t
- Middle Africa 949 1000 t
- Oceania 841 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 319 1000 t
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.