Global meat production by country
Countries reporting
202
Highest
97.86 million
China
Lowest
78.52
Nauru
Median
251,562
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,764
What the numbers show
Global meat production is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 97.86 million in China; the lowest is 78.52 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 251,562, and the mean is 1.94 million.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 366.2%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 67.8%).
Global meat production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 97.86 million | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 47.79 million | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 29.64 million | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 18.50 million | 1991 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 5 | India | 13.21 million | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 12.87 million | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 8.35 million | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 7.56 million | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 6.88 million | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 6.43 million | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 5.85 million | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Vietnam | 5.60 million | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 5.58 million | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 5.46 million | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 5.19 million | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 16 | France | 5.18 million | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 5.11 million | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 4.68 million | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 4.20 million | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 4.17 million | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 3.63 million | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 3.38 million | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 3.38 million | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 3.27 million | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 3.16 million | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 3.07 million | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 27 | South Korea | 2.84 million | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Iran | 2.80 million | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 2.69 million | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 2.39 million | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2.11 million | 2024 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 32 | Malaysia | 1.85 million | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 1.74 million | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 34 | Nigeria | 1.68 million | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 1.61 million | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 1.60 million | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 37 | Taiwan | 1.57 million | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 1.56 million | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 1.49 million | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 1.33 million | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 41 | Myanmar | 1.26 million | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 1.22 million | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 1.17 million | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 1.16 million | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 45 | Bolivia | 1.13 million | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Venezuela | 1.10 million | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 1.08 million | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania | 1.08 million | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 1.04 million | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 51 | Ecuador | 1.04 million | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Chad | 1.03 million | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 993,030 | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 54 | Sudan | 973,482 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 948,764 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 912,484 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 57 | Portugal | 889,814 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | 860,051 | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Austria | 814,265 | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 777,844 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 753,192 | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Malawi | 703,100 | 2024 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Uruguay | 695,238 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 656,460 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 65 | Uganda | 642,365 | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 580,201 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 570,910 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 555,538 | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 552,048 | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Serbia | 545,829 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 531,162 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 72 | Switzerland | 480,607 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 73 | Czechia | 475,908 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 74 | Yemen | 453,607 | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 452,315 | 2024 | up 366.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 447,767 | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 441,064 | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 78 | Greece | 429,399 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 79 | Cameroon | 418,231 | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Syria | 418,050 | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Finland | 397,311 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 393,734 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 382,910 | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Mongolia | 378,314 | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 85 | Tunisia | 376,758 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Zambia | 369,605 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 367,361 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 88 | Norway | 364,440 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | Angola | 360,123 | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 90 | North Korea | 344,589 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 91 | Senegal | 341,094 | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 332,400 | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Mozambique | 323,757 | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 323,365 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 302,665 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 302,166 | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 301,415 | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 291,946 | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Iraq | 286,984 | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 258,625 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 256,277 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 102 | Croatia | 246,847 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 237,063 | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 234,092 | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 105 | Laos | 231,256 | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 106 | South Sudan | 230,430 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 107 | Lithuania | 200,638 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 108 | Niger | 193,878 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 109 | Cambodia | 192,858 | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 191,558 | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 191,383 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Central African Republic | 191,151 | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Lebanon | 184,744 | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Libya | 184,576 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 115 | Somalia | 180,334 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 116 | Mali | 177,136 | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 117 | Madagascar | 161,610 | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 118 | Jamaica | 159,369 | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovakia | 159,110 | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 120 | Hong Kong | 140,991 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 121 | Slovenia | 134,638 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 122 | Mauritania | 134,116 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 123 | Guinea | 132,562 | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | 128,504 | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 125 | Kuwait | 117,908 | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Haiti | 108,360 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 127 | Armenia | 105,515 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 128 | Botswana | 101,747 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 129 | Cuba | 101,472 | 2024 | down 67.8% | rising |
| 130 | Rwanda | 99,076 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Oman | 92,976 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92,890 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 133 | Latvia | 90,662 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 134 | Georgia | 88,812 | 2024 | up 50.1% | falling |
| 135 | Guyana | 87,418 | 2024 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Togo | 81,199 | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Namibia | 78,955 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 138 | Moldova | 78,232 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 73,884 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 140 | Estonia | 71,782 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 141 | Albania | 66,669 | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 142 | Palestine | 63,178 | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 143 | Congo | 62,068 | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Singapore | 56,511 | 2024 | down 50.8% | flat |
| 145 | Mauritius | 54,741 | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Fiji | 54,529 | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49,512 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 48,716 | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Burundi | 47,876 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 150 | Eritrea | 43,426 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 151 | Gabon | 41,673 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 152 | Bahrain | 38,364 | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Reunion | 36,254 | 2006 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 35,721 | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 155 | Liberia | 34,692 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 156 | Iceland | 34,130 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 157 | Qatar | 33,814 | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 158 | East Timor | 30,785 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 159 | Brunei | 30,581 | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Belize | 28,602 | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 26,995 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 162 | Eswatini | 26,283 | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 21,430 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 19,809 | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 165 | Barbados | 16,145 | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 166 | Montenegro | 15,218 | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 167 | Suriname | 12,565 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 168 | Djibouti | 11,738 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 169 | Malta | 10,438 | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 170 | Macao | 8,864 | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 171 | Lesotho | 8,837 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 172 | Gambia | 8,278 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 6,852 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 6,480 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 175 | Guadeloupe | 5,610 | 2006 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 5,406 | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 177 | Cape Verde | 4,615 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Bhutan | 4,553 | 2024 | up 92.6% | falling |
| 179 | Martinique | 4,074 | 2006 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 3,627 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 181 | Samoa | 3,059 | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 3,005 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 183 | Tonga | 2,467 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 184 | Comoros | 2,293 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 185 | Kiribati | 2,242 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 1,801 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 187 | Grenada | 1,781 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,725 | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Micronesia (country) | 1,482 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 190 | Seychelles | 1,461 | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 191 | Dominica | 1,405 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 192 | French Guiana | 1,159 | 2006 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 193 | Maldives | 865.7 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 194 | Faroe Islands | 708.46 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 655.58 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 499 | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 375.31 | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 191.62 | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 138.47 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 136.51 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 201 | Niue | 96.77 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 202 | Nauru | 78.52 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |