Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
250
Highest
45.95 million An
China
Lowest
11 An
Niue
Median
272,702 An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,946
What the numbers show
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered is currently reported for 250 countries. The highest value is 45.95 million An in China; the lowest is 11 An in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 272,702 An, and the mean is 1.91 million An.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 119 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 333.0%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 73.4%).
Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 45.95 million An | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 45.95 million An | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 45.89 million An | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 40.30 million An | 1991 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 39.69 million An | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 13.93 million An | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 13.37 million An | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 10.50 million An | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 10.30 million An | 1990 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 8.92 million An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 8.69 million An | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 7.54 million An | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 7.54 million An | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 6.04 million An | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 6.04 million An | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 5.08 million An | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 5.08 million An | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 4.68 million An | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.59 million An | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 20 | Chad | 4.34 million An | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 3.99 million An | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 3.95 million An | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 3.95 million An | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 3.41 million An | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 25 | Sudan | 3.36 million An | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Nigeria | 3.31 million An | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 3.23 million An | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 3.16 million An | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 3.03 million An | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.85 million An | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 31 | Sudan (former) | 2.84 million An | 2011 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 2.81 million An | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 2.74 million An | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 2.61 million An | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 35 | Spain | 2.48 million An | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 2.44 million An | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 2.44 million An | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 38 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.33 million An | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 39 | Yugoslav SFR | 2.31 million An | 1991 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 40 | Paraguay | 2.31 million An | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Uruguay | 2.29 million An | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 2.24 million An | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 2.13 million An | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.11 million An | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 1.91 million An | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 46 | Viet Nam | 1.82 million An | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.70 million An | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.67 million An | 2024 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 49 | Belarus | 1.63 million An | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 49 | Belarus | 1.63 million An | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 51 | Indonesia | 1.46 million An | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 1.43 million An | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Yemen | 1.43 million An | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Uganda | 1.40 million An | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 55 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.39 million An | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 1.38 million An | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 1.37 million An | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 1.34 million An | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 1.29 million An | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 1.29 million An | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 1.27 million An | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Morocco | 1.27 million An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 1.16 million An | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 1.16 million An | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 1.16 million An | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 66 | Caribbean | 1.15 million An | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 67 | Czechoslovakia | 1.15 million An | 1992 | down 31.1% | flat |
| 68 | Republic of Korea | 1.11 million An | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 1.08 million An | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 70 | Japan | 1.03 million An | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 71 | South Sudan | 966,271 An | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 71 | South Sudan | 966,271 An | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 909,318 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 887,582 An | 2024 | up 333.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 887,582 An | 2024 | up 333.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 880,955 An | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 77 | Mongolia | 857,651 An | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 78 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 840,000 An | 1999 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 79 | Cameroon | 810,432 An | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 80 | Belgium | 809,220 An | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 81 | Chile | 760,265 An | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 752,994 An | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 83 | Thailand | 724,716 An | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 84 | Guinea | 679,014 An | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Malawi | 673,338 An | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 648,036 An | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 642,964 An | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Angola | 640,712 An | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 89 | Myanmar | 609,126 An | 2024 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 90 | Austria | 608,940 An | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 91 | Serbia and Montenegro | 606,000 An | 2005 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 92 | Switzerland | 602,708 An | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 93 | Romania | 561,440 An | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 94 | Mali | 560,209 An | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 547,935 An | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 547,935 An | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 97 | Somalia | 511,646 An | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 98 | Armenia | 496,629 An | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 98 | Armenia | 496,629 An | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 100 | Nepal | 484,000 An | 1990 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 101 | Cambodia | 483,033 An | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Senegal | 482,928 An | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 479,966 An | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 104 | Rwanda | 468,904 An | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 467,376 An | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 467,376 An | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 107 | Denmark | 436,540 An | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 108 | Sweden | 433,650 An | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 409,528 An | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 110 | Portugal | 402,420 An | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 111 | Israel | 399,458 An | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Laos | 366,772 An | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 366,772 An | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Syria | 343,846 An | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 343,846 An | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 326,791 An | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 117 | Honduras | 326,708 An | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 118 | Georgia | 325,114 An | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 119 | Botswana | 314,727 An | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 314,035 An | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 121 | Ghana | 308,965 An | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 122 | Norway | 305,000 An | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 123 | Cuba | 300,000 An | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 124 | Serbia | 281,184 An | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 124 | Serbia | 281,184 An | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 126 | Finland | 264,220 An | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 127 | Eritrea | 254,199 An | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 127 | Eritrea | 254,199 An | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 247,091 An | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 247,091 An | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 131 | Madagascar | 236,569 An | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Madagascar | 236,569 An | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Niger | 233,112 An | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Albania | 231,759 An | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 135 | Czechia | 231,310 An | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 223,892 An | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 136 | Côte d'Ivoire | 223,892 An | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 138 | Benin | 214,628 An | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 139 | Saudi Arabia | 202,331 An | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 140 | Tunisia | 188,216 An | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 182,882 An | 2024 | up 114.1% | falling |
| 142 | Lebanon | 181,392 An | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 164,177 An | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 144 | Iraq | 163,675 An | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 145 | Lithuania | 163,250 An | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Croatia | 158,800 An | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 146 | Croatia | 158,800 An | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 148 | Jordan | 157,832 An | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Mozambique | 150,246 An | 2024 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 149 | Mozambique | 150,246 An | 2024 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 151 | Greece | 138,480 An | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 152 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 135,659 An | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 153 | Oman | 130,091 An | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Malaysia | 117,197 An | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 155 | Bulgaria | 116,570 An | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 156 | El Salvador | 115,831 An | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 157 | Namibia | 114,187 An | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 158 | Slovenia | 105,410 An | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 159 | Hungary | 91,120 An | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 88,021 An | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Burundi | 81,268 An | 2024 | up 61.8% | falling |
| 162 | Togo | 81,000 An | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 163 | Eswatini | 79,676 An | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 163 | Eswatini | 79,676 An | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 165 | Latvia | 77,440 An | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 67,665 An | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 167 | Melanesia | 67,279 An | 2024 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 168 | Djibouti | 60,011 An | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Palestine | 46,687 An | 2022 | up 44.1% | falling |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 46,132 An | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 171 | China, Taiwan Province of | 39,898 An | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 172 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,616 An | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 173 | Congo | 35,372 An | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Congo | 35,372 An | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovakia | 34,380 An | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovakia | 34,380 An | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Libya | 32,226 An | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Montenegro | 32,000 An | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 179 | Estonia | 30,700 An | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Jamaica | 28,554 An | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 25,270 An | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 182 | Iceland | 22,453 An | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 183 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 21,642 An | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 21,543 An | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 185 | Gambia | 21,471 An | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 185 | Gambia | 21,471 An | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 187 | Cyprus | 20,530 An | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 188 | Bhutan | 18,930 An | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Republic of Moldova | 17,988 An | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Fiji | 17,424 An | 2024 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 190 | Fiji | 17,424 An | 2024 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 17,063 An | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 193 | New Caledonia | 13,393 An | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 13,342 An | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 195 | North Macedonia | 12,787 An | 2024 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 195 | North Macedonia | 12,787 An | 2024 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 197 | Guadeloupe | 12,500 An | 2006 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 198 | Polynesia | 11,302 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 199 | Comoros | 11,146 An | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 199 | Comoros | 11,146 An | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 201 | Guyana | 11,106 An | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 202 | Vanuatu | 10,745 An | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 203 | Belize | 10,500 An | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 204 | Samoa | 8,557 An | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 205 | Liberia | 8,388 An | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 206 | Martinique | 8,150 An | 2006 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 207 | Qatar | 7,618 An | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Réunion | 7,600 An | 2006 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 209 | Mauritius | 7,567 An | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 210 | Gabon | 7,308 An | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 211 | Suriname | 7,229 An | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 212 | Kuwait | 7,118 An | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 213 | Lesotho | 6,948 An | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 213 | Lesotho | 6,948 An | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 215 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,800 An | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 216 | Bahrain | 6,463 An | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 216 | Bahrain | 6,463 An | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 218 | Cape Verde | 4,467 An | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 218 | Cabo Verde | 4,467 An | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 220 | Solomon Islands | 4,174 An | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 221 | Malta | 4,030 An | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 222 | Brunei | 3,779 An | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 222 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,779 An | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 224 | Dominica | 3,022 An | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 225 | Saint Lucia | 2,193 An | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 225 | Saint Lucia | 2,193 An | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 227 | China, Macao SAR | 2,127 An | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 228 | French Guiana | 1,970 An | 2006 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 229 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,937 An | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 229 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,937 An | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 231 | Tonga | 1,820 An | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 232 | Micronesia | 1,817 An | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 232 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,817 An | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 234 | Grenada | 954 An | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 235 | Barbados | 875 An | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 236 | French Polynesia | 845 An | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 237 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 515 An | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 237 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 515 An | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 239 | Antigua and Barbuda | 461 An | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 240 | Equatorial Guinea | 440 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 240 | Equatorial Guinea | 440 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 242 | Faroe Islands | 243 An | 2024 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 243 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 226 An | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 243 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 226 An | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 245 | Bahamas | 105 An | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 245 | Bahamas | 105 An | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 247 | Singapore | 85 An | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 248 | Seychelles | 83 An | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 249 | Cook Islands | 70 An | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 250 | Niue | 11 An | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 304.75 million An
- Americas 116.87 million An
- Asia 92.11 million An
- South America 68.06 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 55.95 million An
- Eastern Asia 49.09 million An
- Africa 44.47 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 42.55 million An
- Europe 37.84 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 37.47 million An
- Northern America 35.57 million An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 34.31 million An
- United States of America 32.16 million An
- European Union (27) 22.96 million An
- Eastern Africa 19.71 million An
- Southern Asia 15.35 million An
- Eastern Europe 13.69 million An
- Oceania 13.45 million An
- Central America 12.09 million An
- Western Europe 11.17 million An
- Central Asia 10.83 million An
- Western Asia 10.37 million An
- Western Africa 7.76 million An
- Middle Africa 6.67 million An
- Northern Africa 6.65 million An
- Southern Europe 6.50 million An
- Northern Europe 6.49 million An
- South-eastern Asia 6.48 million An
- Southern Africa 3.68 million An
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1.37 million An
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.