Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in China
China: Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 was 115.63 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in China stood at 115.63. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in China peaked at 115.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 1961.
China ranks 75th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7 | — |
| 1962 | 3.2 | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 4.84 | +51.2% |
| 1964 | 6.12 | +26.4% |
| 1965 | 6.98 | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 7.58 | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 8 | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 7.98 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.88 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 7.9 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 8.97 | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 9.87 | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 10.08 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 10.1 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 10.37 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 10.39 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 10.6 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 11.45 | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 13.75 | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 15.24 | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 15.95 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 17 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 17.7 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 19.28 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 21.62 | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 22.9 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 25.22 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 27.9 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 29.68 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 32.02 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 35.83 | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 39.36 | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 44.03 | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 49.09 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 56.91 | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 53.31 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 60.94 | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 66.1 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 69.62 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 70.72 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 71.69 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 73.18 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 75.79 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 77.95 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 81.58 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 83.73 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 82.37 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 86.35 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 90.04 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 92.71 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 92.71 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.83 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 98.11 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 99.87 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 100.7 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 99.44 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 100.04 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 100.94 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 93.84 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 94.1 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 106.59 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 110.69 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 115.21 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 115.63 | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 115.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 113.85, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 115.63 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102.94, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +51.2% | 3.2 | 4.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.14 | 2.7 | 8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.35 | 7.9 | 13.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.25 | 15.24 | 29.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.72 | 32.02 | 69.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.34 | 70.72 | 90.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.52 | 92.71 | 100.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.44 | 94.1 | 115.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 72 China, mainland 115.75 compare
- 73 Niger 115.67 compare
- 74 Honduras 115.64 compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 115.18 compare
- 77 South Sudan 114.65 compare
- 78 Botswana 114.47 compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0951 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3742 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in China?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in China was 115.63 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 115.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 1961.
- How does China rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- China ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.