Global meat production, per square kilometre by country
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
266.2 tonnes per square kilometre
Macao
Lowest
0.0234 tonnes per square kilometre
Equatorial Guinea
Median
2.36 tonnes per square kilometre
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,357
What the numbers show
Global meat production, per square kilometre is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 266.2 tonnes per square kilometre in Macao; the lowest is 0.0234 tonnes per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.36 tonnes per square kilometre, and the mean is 7.81 tonnes per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,390.
Over the past decade 146 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 366.2%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 67.7%).
Global meat production, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 266.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 134.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 79.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 77.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 52.0% | flat |
| 5 | Belgium | 56.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 6 | Bahrain | 47.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Denmark | 40.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 8 | Israel | 39.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Barbados | 37.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 33.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | South Korea | 29.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritius | 27.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 19.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Lebanon | 18.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Vietnam | 17.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 17.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 17.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 15.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Jamaica | 14.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 11.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 11.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 11.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 11.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 10.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Palestine | 10.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 28 | China | 10.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 9.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 9.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 32 | France | 9.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 9.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Cyprus | 8 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 7.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 36 | Pakistan | 7.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 7.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Tuvalu | 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 7.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 6.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 41 | Kuwait | 6.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Belarus | 6.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 6.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 6.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 45 | Turkey | 6.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Thailand | 6 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 5.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 49 | Brunei | 5.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 5.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 52 | United States | 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 53 | Grenada | 5.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 4.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 4.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 4.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 57 | India | 4.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 4.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 4.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 60 | Jordan | 4.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Mexico | 4.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Rwanda | 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 4.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Puerto Rico | 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 3.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 67 | Haiti | 3.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 68 | Armenia | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 69 | Nauru | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 3.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 71 | Ukraine | 3.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 72 | Brazil | 3.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Tonga | 3.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt | 3.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Greece | 3.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 76 | Slovakia | 3.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 2019 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 366.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Lithuania | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 79 | Uganda | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Seychelles | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 82 | South Africa | 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Fiji | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 86 | North Korea | 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 87 | Colombia | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Kiribati | 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Morocco | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Indonesia | 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 96 | Tunisia | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Moldova | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 98 | Argentina | 2.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 99 | Syria | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 101 | Micronesia (country) | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 102 | Chile | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 103 | East Timor | 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Myanmar | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominica | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 107 | Peru | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Burundi | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 109 | Nigeria | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Senegal | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Iran | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Estonia | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 115 | Eswatini | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 116 | Togo | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Paraguay | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 118 | Latvia | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 119 | Ghana | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 120 | Sweden | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 121 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 123 | Finland | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 125 | Georgia | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 50.1% | falling |
| 126 | Belize | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Venezuela | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 128 | Comoros | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 129 | Tanzania | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Benin | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 133 | Montenegro | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 134 | Kenya | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 135 | Samoa | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 136 | Cambodia | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Bolivia | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Laos | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Norway | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 140 | Cuba | 0.9776 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 142 | Cameroon | 0.8848 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Yemen | 0.8592 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 0.8497 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 0.8379 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 146 | Gambia | 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 147 | Chad | 0.8148 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 0.8132 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 149 | Russia | 0.7856 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 150 | Australia | 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Iraq | 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 153 | Bahamas | 0.6474 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 154 | Canada | 0.5909 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 155 | Guinea | 0.5395 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.523 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 157 | Sudan | 0.5211 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 158 | Faroe Islands | 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 159 | French Polynesia | 0.5114 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 160 | Djibouti | 0.5064 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5047 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Zambia | 0.4972 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 164 | Algeria | 0.4393 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Kazakhstan | 0.433 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 166 | Guyana | 0.414 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Mozambique | 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 0.3689 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 169 | South Sudan | 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 170 | Liberia | 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 171 | Eritrea | 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 173 | Iceland | 0.3385 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3145 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.3068 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Oman | 0.3004 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 178 | Angola | 0.2889 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Somalia | 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 180 | Madagascar | 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 181 | Mongolia | 0.2427 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 182 | Congo | 0.1818 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Botswana | 0.1795 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 184 | Gabon | 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 185 | Niger | 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 186 | Mali | 0.1452 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 187 | Mauritania | 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 0.1296 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 189 | Bhutan | 0.1194 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 92.5% | falling |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 191 | Libya | 0.1049 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 192 | Namibia | 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 193 | Suriname | 0.0783 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0234 tonnes per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.