Bovine Meat — Protein supply quantity (t) by country
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Countries reporting
194
Highest
1.75 million t
China
Lowest
9.15 t
Tuvalu
Median
10,684 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Bovine Meat — Protein supply quantity (t) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 1.75 million t in China; the lowest is 9.15 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,684 t, and the mean is 70,920 t.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 822.7%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 93.6%).
Bovine Meat — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.75 million t | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 1.70 million t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1.70 million t | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 1.22 million t | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 5 | India | 638,623 t | 2023 | up 293.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 395,946 t | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 339,936 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 327,438 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 9 | Russia | 282,844 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 282,844 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 11 | Turkey | 259,863 t | 2023 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 259,863 t | 2023 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 13 | France | 223,904 t | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 175,534 t | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 161,810 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 157,142 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 157,142 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | South Africa | 150,857 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 147,402 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 139,093 t | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 132,242 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 130,584 t | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 23 | Indonesia | 128,054 t | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 120,045 t | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 113,394 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 106,728 t | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 103,241 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 28 | Vietnam | 100,342 t | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 100,342 t | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 88,634 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 31 | United Republic of Tanzania | 80,042 t | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 78,574 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 65,896 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 63,846 t | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 58,377 t | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 58,346 t | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 37 | Guatemala | 52,969 t | 2023 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 48,691 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 45,500 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 40 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 44,679 t | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 41 | Malaysia | 41,991 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 41,284 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 43 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 41,201 t | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 40,248 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus | 39,153 t | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 46 | Caribbean | 36,248 t | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 47 | Kenya | 36,213 t | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 48 | Uganda | 35,604 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 35,294 t | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 50 | Sweden | 34,952 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 34,795 t | 2023 | up 236.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | 34,482 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 32,328 t | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 32,292 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 31,916 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 31,463 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 57 | Iraq | 31,023 t | 2023 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 58 | China, Taiwan Province of | 29,946 t | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 26,384 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 60 | Algeria | 22,911 t | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 61 | Switzerland | 22,910 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | Myanmar | 22,878 t | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 22,605 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 22,413 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 65 | Nepal | 22,340 t | 2023 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 66 | Belgium | 21,698 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 67 | Greece | 21,394 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 20,239 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 69 | Angola | 19,607 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 70 | Austria | 19,534 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 71 | Cameroon | 18,584 t | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 72 | Ireland | 18,297 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 73 | Denmark | 18,136 t | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 17,738 t | 2023 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 17,526 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 76 | Czechia | 16,771 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 77 | Senegal | 16,336 t | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 78 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 15,863 t | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 79 | Thailand | 15,422 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 80 | Finland | 14,920 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 81 | Cambodia | 14,735 t | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 14,286 t | 2023 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea | 14,029 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 84 | Cuba | 13,692 t | 2019 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 85 | Romania | 13,392 t | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 86 | Norway | 13,322 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 87 | New Zealand | 13,318 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 88 | Lebanon | 11,955 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 89 | Yemen | 11,906 t | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 90 | Jordan | 11,875 t | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 91 | Serbia | 11,563 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 92 | Laos | 11,289 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11,289 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 10,961 t | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 10,937 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 10,920 t | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 97 | Uruguay | 10,837 t | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 98 | Honduras | 10,531 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 99 | Niger | 10,504 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 10,497 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 101 | Malawi | 10,422 t | 2023 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 102 | Armenia | 9,978 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 9,382 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 104 | Botswana | 9,252 t | 2023 | up 822.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Croatia | 9,150 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 106 | Tunisia | 8,042 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 107 | Haiti | 7,872 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 108 | Ghana | 7,844 t | 2023 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7,289 t | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 110 | Paraguay | 7,003 t | 2023 | down 67.8% | flat |
| 111 | Albania | 6,659 t | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 112 | Kuwait | 6,535 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 113 | Syria | 6,494 t | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,494 t | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 115 | Libya | 5,997 t | 2023 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 116 | Qatar | 5,600 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 117 | Rwanda | 5,444 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,064 t | 2023 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 4,821 t | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritania | 4,763 t | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 121 | Hungary | 4,640 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 122 | Georgia | 4,588 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 123 | Madagascar | 4,525 t | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 4,498 t | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 125 | Oman | 4,232 t | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 126 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,191 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 126 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4,191 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 128 | Mozambique | 3,835 t | 2023 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 129 | Melanesia | 3,440 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 3,412 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 131 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,225 t | 2018 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 132 | Slovenia | 3,092 t | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 133 | Bahrain | 3,076 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 2,897 t | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 2,890 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 2,698 t | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 137 | Congo | 2,566 t | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 2,519 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 139 | Jamaica | 2,350 t | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 140 | Namibia | 2,265 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | flat |
| 141 | Eswatini | 2,244 t | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 142 | Latvia | 2,157 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 143 | China, Macao SAR | 1,921 t | 2023 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 144 | Gabon | 1,906 t | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 145 | Lithuania | 1,904 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 146 | Cyprus | 1,618 t | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 147 | Estonia | 1,613 t | 2023 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 148 | Polynesia | 1,582 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 149 | Mauritius | 1,524 t | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,495 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 151 | Montenegro | 1,361 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 152 | Malta | 1,336 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,189 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 1,176 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 155 | Djibouti | 1,051 t | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 996.82 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 157 | Iceland | 983.17 t | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 158 | Bhutan | 899.82 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 159 | Poland | 899.77 t | 2023 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 890.47 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 161 | Lesotho | 812.78 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 162 | Bahamas | 691.38 t | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 163 | Fiji | 674.22 t | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 164 | Maldives | 671.23 t | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 165 | Gambia | 643.43 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 166 | Comoros | 573.24 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 167 | Barbados | 478.19 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 168 | Guyana | 453.37 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 441.65 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 170 | Moldova | 398.67 t | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 170 | Republic of Moldova | 398.67 t | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 172 | Micronesia | 388.12 t | 2023 | up 367.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Suriname | 385.79 t | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 174 | East Timor | 376.33 t | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 376.33 t | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 176 | Samoa | 354.31 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 177 | Liberia | 298.25 t | 2023 | down 44.3% | flat |
| 178 | Belize | 284.16 t | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 179 | Cabo Verde | 259.88 t | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 257.41 t | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 181 | Seychelles | 252.62 t | 2023 | up 154.5% | rising |
| 182 | Tonga | 222.21 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 193.04 t | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 184.36 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 164.15 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 186 | Grenada | 137.37 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 187 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 120.82 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 188 | Marshall Islands | 102.05 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 189 | Kiribati | 75.41 t | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74.39 t | 2023 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 44.61 t | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 26.79 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 26.79 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 9.15 t | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 11.40 million t
- Asia 4.42 million t
- Americas 4.23 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.08 million t
- South America 1.92 million t
- Northern America 1.85 million t
- United States of America 1.70 million t
- Europe 1.48 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.47 million t
- Southern Asia 1.15 million t
- Africa 1.14 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 943,806 t
- European Union (27) 902,683 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 894,780 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 666,610 t
- Western Europe 498,245 t
- Western Asia 481,865 t
- Central America 425,450 t
- Eastern Africa 422,269 t
- Eastern Europe 401,112 t
- South-Eastern Asia 393,433 t
- Southern Europe 319,900 t
- Central Asia 312,615 t
- Northern Europe 263,426 t
- Northern Africa 259,073 t
- Southern Africa 165,431 t
- Western Africa 147,871 t
- Middle Africa 144,844 t
- Oceania 125,456 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 47,703 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.