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
182
Highest
107,637 1000 t
China
Lowest
1 1000 t
Tuvalu
Median
376 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901
What the numbers show
Meat — Food is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 107,637 1000 t in China; the lowest is 1 1000 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 376 1000 t, and the mean is 2,325 1000 t.
Over the past decade 141 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 52.7%).
Meat — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 107,637 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 104,617 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 22,079 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 12,328 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 5 | India | 11,679 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 10,148 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 6,070 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 5,975 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,800 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 5,610 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 11 | France | 5,336 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 12 | Pakistan | 5,257 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 5,235 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 4,829 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 4,347 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 4,309 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 4,236 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 3,864 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 3,725 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,500 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 3,275 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 3,229 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 3,163 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 3,089 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 25 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,709 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 26 | Malaysia | 2,426 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 27 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,133 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 1,937 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 1,932 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 30 | Caribbean | 1,925 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 1,876 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 1,866 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 1,755 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 1,689 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 35 | Nigeria | 1,621 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 1,385 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 1,319 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 38 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,295 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 39 | Morocco | 1,237 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 40 | Myanmar | 1,131 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 41 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,075 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 42 | Portugal | 1,036 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 43 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,034 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 1,028 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus | 1,018 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 1,011 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 1,006 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 983 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 49 | Iraq | 950 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 941 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 890 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 889 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 53 | Greece | 840 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | 811 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 55 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 800 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 770 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 57 | Hungary | 739 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 58 | Cuba | 736 1000 t | 2019 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 722 1000 t | 2023 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 60 | Sweden | 721 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 61 | Melanesia | 717 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium | 702 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 698 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 64 | Angola | 683 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 65 | Austria | 673 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 607 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 67 | Denmark | 602 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 596 1000 t | 2023 | up 185.2% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 587 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 570 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 567 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 72 | Kenya | 564 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 73 | Yemen | 541 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 531 1000 t | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 75 | Uganda | 528 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 76 | Ireland | 511 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 77 | Mongolia | 467 1000 t | 2023 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 433 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 79 | Nepal | 430 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 80 | Cameroon | 419 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 81 | New Zealand | 411 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 407 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 401 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 401 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 85 | Finland | 389 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 85 | Norway | 389 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 87 | Croatia | 388 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 88 | Slovakia | 386 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 383 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 377 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 90 | Tunisia | 377 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 375 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 369 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 365 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 95 | Senegal | 362 1000 t | 2023 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 96 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 358 1000 t | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 97 | Mozambique | 348 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 97 | Panama | 348 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 99 | Congo | 345 1000 t | 2023 | up 163.4% | rising |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 342 1000 t | 2023 | up 134.2% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 327 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 102 | Libya | 319 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 103 | Kuwait | 303 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 288 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 283 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 106 | Cambodia | 281 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 266 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 265 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 247 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 110 | Haiti | 241 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 238 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 112 | Uruguay | 235 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | flat |
| 113 | Lithuania | 231 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 114 | Lebanon | 220 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 115 | Guinea | 219 1000 t | 2023 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 116 | Qatar | 213 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 117 | Niger | 200 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 118 | Jamaica | 190 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 118 | Oman | 190 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 120 | Paraguay | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 121 | Mauritania | 183 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 122 | Georgia | 173 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 123 | Madagascar | 167 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 165 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 125 | Armenia | 161 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 126 | Albania | 159 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 127 | Gabon | 157 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 128 | Latvia | 156 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 129 | Slovenia | 128 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 130 | Bahrain | 120 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 131 | Botswana | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 132 | Cyprus | 105 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 133 | Republic of Moldova | 104 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 92 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 137 | Rwanda | 90 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Estonia | 88 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 139 | China, Macao SAR | 87 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 140 | Mauritius | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 141 | Guyana | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 142 | Namibia | 72 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 143 | Polynesia | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 144 | Liberia | 68 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 145 | Montenegro | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 146 | Fiji | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 148 | Gambia | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 149 | Bahamas | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 151 | Lesotho | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.7% | flat |
| 152 | Iceland | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 152 | Malta | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 154 | Suriname | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 156 | Belize | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Eswatini | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 160 | Samoa | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 161 | Comoros | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 161 | Cabo Verde | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 163 | Barbados | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 164 | Micronesia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Djibouti | 16 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Maldives | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 165 | Tonga | 16 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 170 | Bhutan | 12 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 173 | Grenada | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 173 | Seychelles | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 176 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 177 | Kiribati | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | Nauru | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Tuvalu | 1 1000 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 365,150 1000 t
- Asia 179,164 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 120,109 1000 t
- Americas 98,391 1000 t
- Europe 58,454 1000 t
- Northern America 45,651 1000 t
- United States of America 41,926 1000 t
- South America 38,044 1000 t
- European Union (27) 35,398 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 31,555 1000 t
- Africa 24,833 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 22,380 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.