Meat production by livestock type by country
Countries reporting
60
Highest
443,985 tonnes
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
59.15 tonnes
Senegal
Median
8,130 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961β2024
Data points
3,508
What the numbers show
Meat production by livestock type is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 443,985 tonnes in Papua New Guinea; the lowest is 59.15 tonnes in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,130 tonnes, and the mean is 36,078 tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,506.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 21.6%), and the largest decrease in Iran (down 48.0%).
Meat production by livestock type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 443,985 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 271,430 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 178,446 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 4 | Cote d'Ivoire | 161,065 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 97,350 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 90,695 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | Cameroon | 81,813 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 76,248 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 58,400 tonnes | 2017 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Morocco | 56,655 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 53,993 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 51,419 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Congo | 47,121 tonnes | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Zambia | 42,535 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 35,715 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 33,246 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 32,965 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Gabon | 29,823 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 19 | Botswana | 27,967 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 26,917 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 24,232 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania | 24,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 23 | New Zealand | 17,105 tonnes | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Rwanda | 17,036 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 16,062 tonnes | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 26 | South Sudan | 10,071 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Angola | 9,636 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 9,077 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 8,715 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 8,157 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 8,103 tonnes | 2017 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 32 | Liberia | 8,063 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 8,012 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 34 | Madagascar | 7,698 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 7,479 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 36 | Namibia | 7,110 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 6,786 tonnes | 2017 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 38 | Austria | 6,700 tonnes | 2017 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 6,673 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea | 6,537 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 6,529 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 42 | Lesotho | 5,733 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 43 | Chad | 5,705 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 4,684 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 4,544 tonnes | 2017 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 4,164 tonnes | 2017 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 3,422 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 3,404 tonnes | 2017 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 49 | Iran | 2,811 tonnes | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 50 | Switzerland | 1,845 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 51 | Gambia | 1,581 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 1,500 tonnes | 2007 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Czechia | 1,200 tonnes | 2017 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 54 | Mauritius | 640.86 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 533.87 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 441.79 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 400 tonnes | 2017 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 58 | Cyprus | 327 tonnes | 2017 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 100 tonnes | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 60 | Senegal | 59.15 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |