Meat — Import quantity in Canada
Canada: Meat — Import quantity was 808 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Meat — Import quantity in Canada, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 808 1000 t for meat — import quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — import quantity in Canada peaked at 819 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 680 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Canada 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Meat — Import quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 680 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 743 1000 t | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 819 1000 t | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 803 1000 t | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 787 1000 t | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 798 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 751 1000 t | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 735 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 742 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 729 1000 t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 816 1000 t | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 771 1000 t | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 751 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 808 1000 t | +7.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 808 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 169.5 1000 t, 4.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 758.7 1000 t | 680 1000 t | 819 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 786.5 1000 t | 751 1000 t | 816 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 13 United Arab Emirates 938 1000 t compare
- 14 Philippines 906 1000 t compare
- 15 Poland 830 1000 t compare
- 17 China, Hong Kong SAR 797 1000 t compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 705 1000 t compare
- 19 Malaysia 688 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat — import quantity in Canada?
- Meat — import quantity in Canada was 808 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 819 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 680 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for meat — import quantity?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — import quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.