Meat of goat, 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,...
What the numbers show
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 2.54 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,318 t, and the mean is 61,355 t.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 350.0%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 88.6%).
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.54 million t | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 2.54 million t | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 2.54 million t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 1.72 million t | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 561,108 t | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 292,406 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 243,825 t | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Chad | 165,732 t | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan (former) | 155,500 t | 2011 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 149,310 t | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 149,310 t | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 127,100 t | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 113,510 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 14 | Turkey | 99,532 t | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 99,532 t | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 97,436 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 89,567 t | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 89,567 t | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Nepal | 86,280 t | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Malawi | 77,607 t | 2024 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Indonesia | 70,487 t | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 22 | Ethiopia PDR | 67,580 t | 1992 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 23 | Mongolia | 63,789 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 59,799 t | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 55,553 t | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 54,422 t | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 50,881 t | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 47,571 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 47,571 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 42,128 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 40,706 t | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 39,116 t | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Somalia | 38,989 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 34 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 37,484 t | 2024 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 37,364 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Uganda | 31,034 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Philippines | 31,019 t | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 38 | USSR | 30,500 t | 1991 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 39 | Niger | 28,947 t | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 40 | Cameroon | 27,946 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 26,089 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 24,593 t | 2024 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 43 | South Sudan | 22,918 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 43 | South Sudan | 22,918 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 45 | Morocco | 22,200 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 21,739 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 20,886 t | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Senegal | 20,432 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 20,000 t | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 20,000 t | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Mauritania | 19,034 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 51 | Mauritania | 19,034 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 53 | Guinea | 18,949 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18,300 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 17,641 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17,269 t | 2024 | up 342.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17,269 t | 2024 | up 342.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Zambia | 17,032 t | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Russia | 16,736 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 16,736 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 61 | Angola | 16,578 t | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 16,074 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 16,074 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 15,427 t | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Benin | 15,395 t | 2024 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14,398 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 14,370 t | 2024 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 68 | Caribbean | 13,869 t | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 69 | Mali | 13,336 t | 2024 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 12,440 t | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 71 | Libya | 12,218 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 11,888 t | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Syria | 11,702 t | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 73 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11,702 t | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 75 | Myanmar | 10,600 t | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 10,483 t | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,482 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,482 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 8,710 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 80 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8,697 t | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 7,369 t | 2024 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Albania | 7,130 t | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 83 | Iraq | 7,031 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 84 | Argentina | 6,926 t | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 85 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6,442 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 86 | Eritrea | 6,427 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 86 | Eritrea | 6,427 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 88 | Chile | 6,161 t | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 89 | France | 5,830 t | 2024 | down 51.7% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine | 5,432 t | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 91 | Ukraine | 5,300 t | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 92 | Jordan | 5,175 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Haiti | 4,981 t | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 94 | Peru | 4,952 t | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 95 | Togo | 4,940 t | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Romania | 4,260 t | 2024 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 97 | Botswana | 3,976 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 98 | Mozambique | 3,854 t | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Mozambique | 3,854 t | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Madagascar | 3,778 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 100 | Madagascar | 3,778 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 102 | Namibia | 3,508 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 103 | Laos | 3,383 t | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,383 t | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Israel | 3,332 t | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 3,186 t | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 106 | Eswatini | 3,186 t | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 108 | Burundi | 3,024 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,740 t | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Malaysia | 2,715 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 2,660 t | 2024 | up 137.5% | falling |
| 112 | Djibouti | 2,318 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 113 | Serbia | 2,297 t | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 113 | Serbia | 2,297 t | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 115 | Lebanon | 2,016 t | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 116 | Cyprus | 1,980 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 117 | Thailand | 1,896 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Republic of Korea | 1,782 t | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 1,764 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Italy | 1,730 t | 2024 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 121 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,440 t | 2005 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 122 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,426 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Kuwait | 1,375 t | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 1,320 t | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 125 | New Zealand | 1,131 t | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 126 | Qatar | 1,111 t | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 1,056 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 1,056 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | 999.91 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 130 | Portugal | 990 t | 2024 | up 39.2% | falling |
| 131 | Paraguay | 916.09 t | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 132 | Gambia | 906.41 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 132 | Gambia | 906.41 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 866.97 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 135 | Austria | 740 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 670.8 t | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Cabo Verde | 670.8 t | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 616.09 t | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 139 | Switzerland | 505.84 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 140 | Germany | 450 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Belgium | 430 t | 2024 | up 244.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Jamaica | 427 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Colombia | 408.13 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Croatia | 400 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Croatia | 400 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Czechoslovakia | 381 t | 1992 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 378.54 t | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 148 | Comoros | 374.9 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 148 | Comoros | 374.9 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 343.09 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 151 | Slovenia | 340 t | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 152 | Norway | 336 t | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 153 | Ecuador | 295.08 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 154 | Guyana | 270.23 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 155 | Costa Rica | 259.63 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Bahrain | 241.98 t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Bahrain | 241.98 t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Czechia | 220 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 158 | Slovakia | 220 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 158 | Slovakia | 220 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 210.03 t | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 162 | Guadeloupe | 200 t | 2006 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 163 | Lesotho | 199.3 t | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Lesotho | 199.3 t | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Melanesia | 190.31 t | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 166 | Grenada | 168.32 t | 2024 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Guatemala | 165.35 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 168 | Fiji | 161.2 t | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Fiji | 161.2 t | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Honduras | 152.3 t | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 171 | Polynesia | 104.07 t | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 172 | Montenegro | 91.58 t | 2024 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 173 | Hungary | 90 t | 2024 | down 50.5% | flat |
| 173 | Poland | 90 t | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Réunion | 84 t | 2006 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 176 | El Salvador | 75.25 t | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 177 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 74.56 t | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 178 | Bahamas | 74.07 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 178 | Bahamas | 74.07 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 67.23 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 63.88 t | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 63.88 t | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 183 | Trinidad and Tobago | 58 t | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Latvia | 50 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.82 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.82 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 187 | Dominica | 40.62 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 188 | Lithuania | 40 t | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Nicaragua | 37.25 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 190 | Barbados | 29.9 t | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Tonga | 29.33 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 192 | China, Macao SAR | 27.51 t | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Japan | 27.44 t | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Martinique | 26 t | 2006 | down 65.3% | rising |
| 195 | Armenia | 24.98 t | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 195 | Armenia | 24.98 t | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 199 | Seychelles | 22.19 t | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 200 | Mauritius | 22 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 20 t | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Malta | 20 t | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Vanuatu | 19.04 t | 2024 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 204 | Brunei | 14.59 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.59 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Micronesia | 13.32 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 206 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 13.32 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 208 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.53 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 208 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.53 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 210 | Estonia | 10 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 210 | Sweden | 10 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 212 | Papua New Guinea | 9.27 t | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 213 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.11 t | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 213 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.11 t | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 215 | Singapore | 8.26 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Cook Islands | 7.52 t | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 217 | Suriname | 7.18 t | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 218 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.69 t | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 219 | Puerto Rico | 3.69 t | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 220 | French Guiana | 1 t | 2006 | down 83.3% | rising |
| 221 | Belize | 0.94 t | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 222 | New Caledonia | 0.8 t | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 223 | Finland | 0 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.74 million t
- Asia 5.86 million t
- Southern Asia 2.70 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.62 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.30 million t
- Africa 1.61 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.46 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.36 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 848,756 t
- Eastern Africa 619,222 t
- Western Africa 494,165 t
- Western Asia 354,809 t
- Middle Africa 251,754 t
- Northern Africa 217,527 t
- South-eastern Asia 145,095 t
- Americas 142,537 t
- South America 77,201 t
- Europe 75,476 t
- Oceania 55,861 t
- European Union (27) 45,060 t
- Central America 41,397 t
- Central Asia 40,983 t
- Southern Europe 36,079 t
- Eastern Europe 28,236 t
- Southern Africa 23,310 t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 16,810 t
- Western Europe 10,716 t
- Northern America 10,070 t
- United States of America 10,070 t
- Northern Europe 446 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.