Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 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
10.24 million t
Brazil
Lowest
1.82 t
Niue
Median
43,880 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,946
What the numbers show
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production is currently reported for 250 countries. The highest value is 10.24 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 1.82 t in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 43,880 t, and the mean is 373,160 t.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 609.6%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 72.5%).
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 10.24 million t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 2 | USSR | 8.26 million t | 1991 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 3 | China | 7.03 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 7.03 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 5 | China, mainland | 7.01 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.33 million t | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 3.18 million t | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 2.59 million t | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 2.25 million t | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 1.69 million t | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 1.69 million t | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 12 | Turkey | 1.48 million t | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 1.48 million t | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 1.37 million t | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 1.30 million t | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 1.29 million t | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 1.10 million t | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 20 | India | 1.06 million t | 1990 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 1.02 million t | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 934,300 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 755,211 t | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 24 | New Zealand | 741,844 t | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 731,625 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 718,450 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 666,227 t | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 659,120 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 637,490 t | 2024 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 602,600 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 31 | Indonesia | 597,754 t | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 32 | Chad | 578,029 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 577,893 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 34 | Japan | 461,905 t | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 433,330 t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 429,336 t | 2024 | up 53.3% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 429,336 t | 2024 | up 53.3% | falling |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 428,612 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 428,612 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 40 | Paraguay | 427,140 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 399,000 t | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus | 399,000 t | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 43 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 379,169 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 370,000 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan | 366,282 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 349,417 t | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Sudan (former) | 345,000 t | 2011 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 321,031 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 321,031 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Czechoslovakia | 318,862 t | 1992 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 51 | Nigeria | 317,049 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 313,639 t | 2024 | up 609.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 313,639 t | 2024 | up 609.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Guatemala | 312,602 t | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Yugoslav SFR | 301,383 t | 1991 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 56 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 281,200 t | 1999 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 270,000 t | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Kenya | 260,083 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 59 | Morocco | 254,200 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium | 249,440 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 61 | Ukraine | 244,500 t | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Ethiopia PDR | 244,000 t | 1992 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 63 | Ecuador | 242,011 t | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Uganda | 237,543 t | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 65 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 235,157 t | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 66 | Zambia | 221,927 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 209,347 t | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 204,685 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 203,991 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 203,470 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 71 | Chile | 197,958 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 72 | Caribbean | 191,907 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 73 | Serbia and Montenegro | 156,000 t | 2005 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 152,223 t | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Switzerland | 144,057 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 76 | Sweden | 140,970 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 140,473 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 140,473 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 136,146 t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Algeria | 135,000 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 81 | South Sudan | 132,346 t | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 81 | South Sudan | 132,346 t | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 83 | Cameroon | 127,281 t | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 125,469 t | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 125,469 t | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 86 | Israel | 120,244 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Philippines | 116,666 t | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 88 | Denmark | 116,400 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 89 | Thailand | 112,425 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 90 | Angola | 110,104 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 91 | Myanmar | 110,000 t | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 107,749 t | 2024 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 103,630 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Portugal | 101,770 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 94,191 t | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 96 | Finland | 86,510 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 97 | Norway | 86,090 t | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 98 | Yemen | 86,025 t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Yemen | 86,025 t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Senegal | 79,496 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 101 | Romania | 75,780 t | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 102 | Serbia | 75,048 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 102 | Serbia | 75,048 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 104 | Guinea | 74,013 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Malawi | 73,662 t | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 71,678 t | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 107 | Czechia | 71,040 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 67,693 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 109 | Mali | 67,217 t | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 110 | Niger | 65,289 t | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 111 | Honduras | 65,000 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 64,889 t | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 61,421 t | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 61,421 t | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 115 | Cuba | 60,209 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 116 | Armenia | 60,060 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 116 | Armenia | 60,060 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 57,964 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Somalia | 55,481 t | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 49,944 t | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 121 | Jordan | 49,530 t | 2024 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Benin | 47,794 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Laos | 47,505 t | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 47,505 t | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Lithuania | 44,760 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 43,000 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Croatia | 42,480 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia | 42,480 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 129 | Rwanda | 42,094 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | 41,793 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 131 | Syria | 41,649 t | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41,649 t | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Nepal | 41,140 t | 1990 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 134 | Malaysia | 39,498 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Lebanon | 39,194 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37,009 t | 2024 | up 74.9% | falling |
| 136 | Côte d'Ivoire | 37,009 t | 2024 | up 74.9% | falling |
| 138 | Namibia | 35,743 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 139 | Iraq | 34,678 t | 2024 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 140 | Greece | 32,440 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 141 | Slovenia | 31,940 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 142 | Ghana | 31,833 t | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 143 | Mauritania | 31,134 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 143 | Mauritania | 31,134 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27,812 t | 2024 | up 84.4% | falling |
| 146 | Georgia | 26,700 t | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 147 | Albania | 25,996 t | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Eritrea | 25,585 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 148 | Eritrea | 25,585 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 150 | Madagascar | 24,978 t | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Madagascar | 24,978 t | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Hungary | 23,810 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 22,005 t | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Mozambique | 21,335 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 154 | Mozambique | 21,335 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 20,900 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 157 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 20,349 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 158 | Bulgaria | 18,820 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Eswatini | 17,957 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 159 | Eswatini | 17,957 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 161 | Burundi | 16,871 t | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 162 | Latvia | 16,820 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 163 | El Salvador | 16,415 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 164 | Oman | 16,138 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Palestine | 13,416 t | 2022 | up 65.6% | flat |
| 166 | Melanesia | 12,234 t | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 167 | Sierra Leone | 11,277 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 168 | Slovakia | 10,060 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Slovakia | 10,060 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,792 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 9,430 t | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 172 | Togo | 8,800 t | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 173 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8,000 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,957 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Estonia | 7,720 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Jamaica | 7,407 t | 2024 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 177 | Montenegro | 6,700 t | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 178 | Djibouti | 6,472 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Libya | 6,219 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 180 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5,802 t | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Cyprus | 5,640 t | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 182 | Congo | 5,383 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Congo | 5,383 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 4,860 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 185 | Fiji | 4,160 t | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Fiji | 4,160 t | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 187 | North Macedonia | 4,135 t | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 187 | North Macedonia | 4,135 t | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 189 | Puerto Rico | 4,060 t | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 190 | Guyana | 3,256 t | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 191 | New Caledonia | 2,984 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 192 | Guadeloupe | 2,647 t | 2006 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 193 | Gambia | 2,577 t | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 193 | Gambia | 2,577 t | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 195 | Papua New Guinea | 2,296 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 196 | Republic of Moldova | 2,261 t | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Belize | 2,143 t | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 198 | Mauritius | 2,090 t | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 199 | Vanuatu | 2,022 t | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 200 | Réunion | 1,859 t | 2006 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 201 | Kuwait | 1,859 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Polynesia | 1,812 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 203 | Martinique | 1,626 t | 2006 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 204 | Suriname | 1,488 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 205 | Bhutan | 1,420 t | 2024 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Samoa | 1,293 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 207 | Timor-Leste | 1,275 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 208 | Comoros | 1,226 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 208 | Comoros | 1,226 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 210 | Malta | 1,150 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 211 | Lesotho | 1,042 t | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 211 | Lesotho | 1,042 t | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 213 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,020 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 214 | Brunei | 986.11 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 214 | Brunei Darussalam | 986.11 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Liberia | 968.67 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 217 | Qatar | 914.21 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 218 | Bahrain | 775.56 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 218 | Bahrain | 775.56 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 220 | Solomon Islands | 772.26 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 221 | China, Macao SAR | 760.51 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 222 | Gabon | 754.6 t | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 223 | Cape Verde | 701.57 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 223 | Cabo Verde | 701.57 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 225 | Dominica | 543.97 t | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 226 | Sao Tome and Principe | 420.21 t | 2024 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 226 | Sao Tome and Principe | 420.21 t | 2024 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 228 | Saint Lucia | 403.73 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 228 | Saint Lucia | 403.73 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 230 | Tonga | 345.87 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 231 | French Guiana | 295 t | 2006 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 232 | Micronesia | 252.21 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 232 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 252.21 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 234 | Grenada | 190.83 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 235 | French Polynesia | 163.47 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 236 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 155 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 236 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 155 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 238 | Barbados | 146.44 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 239 | Faroe Islands | 77 t | 2024 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 240 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.34 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 241 | Equatorial Guinea | 48.36 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 241 | Equatorial Guinea | 48.36 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 243 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.73 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 243 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.73 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 245 | Singapore | 33.9 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 246 | Bahamas | 17.55 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 246 | Bahamas | 17.55 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 248 | Seychelles | 17.05 t | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 249 | Cook Islands | 7.21 t | 2024 | up 65.4% | falling |
| 250 | Niue | 1.82 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 69.75 million t
- Americas 33.28 million t
- South America 16.53 million t
- Asia 15.65 million t
- Northern America 13.58 million t
- United States of America 12.29 million t
- Europe 10.28 million t
- Eastern Asia 7.99 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.68 million t
- Africa 7.19 million t
- European Union (27) 6.66 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6.51 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6.38 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.29 million t
- Western Europe 3.35 million t
- Oceania 3.35 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.18 million t
- Central America 2.98 million t
- Eastern Africa 2.97 million t
- Central Asia 2.24 million t
- Western Asia 2.18 million t
- Northern Europe 2.04 million t
- Southern Asia 1.89 million t
- Southern Europe 1.71 million t
- South-eastern Asia 1.35 million t
- Southern Africa 1.22 million t
- Northern Africa 1.12 million t
- Middle Africa 953,462 t
- Western Africa 919,260 t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 226,814 t
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.