Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
Countries reporting
210
Highest
16.56 million 1000 An
China
Lowest
0 1000 An
Luxembourg
Median
50,049 1000 An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,971
What the numbers show
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 16.56 million 1000 An in China; the lowest is 0 1000 An in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 50,049 1000 An, and the mean is 454,767 1000 An.
Over the past decade 164 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 1,206.1%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 16.56 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 16.12 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 6.51 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.88 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4.93 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 1.37 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 3.39 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 824,264 1000 An | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 2.64 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 2.38 million 1000 An | 1991 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 295,734 1000 An | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 2.14 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 198,237 1000 An | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 2.02 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 146.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 1.83 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 108,296 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 1.37 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 102,529 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 1.37 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 57,276 1000 An | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 1.36 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 43,141 1000 An | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.20 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 27,654 1000 An | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1.11 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 23,363 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 1.07 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16,992 1000 An | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 1.05 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Polynesia | 1,778 1000 An | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 878,946 1000 An | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 1,374 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 866,251 1000 An | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 603 1000 An | 2024 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 846,707 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 203 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 831,328 1000 An | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 826,762 1000 An | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 798,444 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 754,500 1000 An | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 749,816 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Malaysia | 681,807 1000 An | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Caribbean | 428,542 1000 An | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 27 | Morocco | 673,438 1000 An | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Germany | 668,662 1000 An | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 109,504 1000 An | 2024 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 664,600 1000 An | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 492 1000 An | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 623,100 1000 An | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 616,087 1000 An | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | Myanmar | 593,623 1000 An | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Belarus | 513,865 1000 An | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 507,389 1000 An | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 427,384 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 398,383 1000 An | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 385,810 1000 An | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 342,933 1000 An | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 320,096 1000 An | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 311,543 1000 An | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 310,362 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 295,711 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Ecuador | 265,707 1000 An | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Yugoslav SFR | 260,980 1000 An | 1991 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 258,192 1000 An | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 251,523 1000 An | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 249,770 1000 An | 1999 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 239,836 1000 An | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 49 | Guatemala | 237,967 1000 An | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 236,967 1000 An | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 51 | Nepal | 236,507 1000 An | 2024 | up 355.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 190,574 1000 An | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Yemen | 189,001 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Czechoslovakia | 167,640 1000 An | 1992 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 55 | Greece | 165,643 1000 An | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 153,663 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 145,094 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Iraq | 142,679 1000 An | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 59 | El Salvador | 133,744 1000 An | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Tunisia | 126,227 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Honduras | 125,489 1000 An | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 62 | New Zealand | 124,447 1000 An | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechia | 122,274 1000 An | 2024 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 64 | Libya | 112,024 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 112,000 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 110,723 1000 An | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | 107,489 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 105,336 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 69 | Ireland | 104,559 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Uganda | 103,196 1000 An | 2024 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Senegal | 102,622 1000 An | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 102,235 1000 An | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 96,873 1000 An | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia PDR | 96,500 1000 An | 1992 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 75 | Mali | 92,627 1000 An | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Switzerland | 90,449 1000 An | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Cameroon | 90,404 1000 An | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 88,482 1000 An | 2024 | up 268.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Jamaica | 86,407 1000 An | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 81,626 1000 An | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 81,046 1000 An | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 82 | Finland | 80,517 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Paraguay | 80,143 1000 An | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Serbia | 78,766 1000 An | 2024 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 85 | Mozambique | 78,567 1000 An | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 76,576 1000 An | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 87 | Norway | 73,926 1000 An | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 70,512 1000 An | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Kenya | 69,241 1000 An | 2024 | up 339.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 68,120 1000 An | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Lebanon | 64,503 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 61,063 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 93 | Angola | 60,820 1000 An | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Kuwait | 50,502 1000 An | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Zambia | 50,201 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 49,897 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Serbia and Montenegro | 48,192 1000 An | 2005 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 98 | Lithuania | 47,799 1000 An | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 99 | Togo | 47,728 1000 An | 2024 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovakia | 46,781 1000 An | 2019 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45,844 1000 An | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 45,000 1000 An | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 43,937 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Slovenia | 43,453 1000 An | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 105 | Croatia | 43,124 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 106 | Singapore | 41,473 1000 An | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 107 | Sudan (former) | 40,000 1000 An | 2011 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 108 | South Sudan | 37,968 1000 An | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 109 | Malawi | 36,280 1000 An | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 34,042 1000 An | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 33,865 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 112 | Sudan | 33,638 1000 An | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 113 | Uruguay | 32,507 1000 An | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Benin | 26,339 1000 An | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 115 | Niger | 25,575 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 25,125 1000 An | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Cambodia | 24,079 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 118 | Palestine | 23,803 1000 An | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 119 | Latvia | 21,952 1000 An | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 120 | Qatar | 21,284 1000 An | 2024 | up 222.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 20,898 1000 An | 2024 | up 1,206.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 19,834 1000 An | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam | 19,634 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 18,865 1000 An | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Liberia | 17,602 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Réunion | 16,625 1000 An | 2006 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 127 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 15,886 1000 An | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 128 | Fiji | 14,301 1000 An | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Cyprus | 14,047 1000 An | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 130 | Belize | 13,553 1000 An | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Namibia | 13,294 1000 An | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 13,099 1000 An | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 133 | Armenia | 12,968 1000 An | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,737 1000 An | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Albania | 11,618 1000 An | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 136 | Estonia | 11,427 1000 An | 2018 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 137 | Haiti | 10,350 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 138 | Bahrain | 9,884 1000 An | 2024 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | 9,724 1000 An | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 140 | Barbados | 9,157 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 9,052 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Oman | 8,675 1000 An | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Chad | 8,020 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 7,576 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 7,011 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Congo | 6,841 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 147 | Mauritania | 6,170 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 148 | Iceland | 5,788 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Suriname | 5,694 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 5,189 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahamas | 5,162 1000 An | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 152 | Somalia | 5,110 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 153 | Montenegro | 4,448 1000 An | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 154 | Rwanda | 4,200 1000 An | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,802 1000 An | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 156 | China, Macao SAR | 3,593 1000 An | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 157 | Malta | 3,012 1000 An | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 158 | Cuba | 3,000 1000 An | 2024 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 159 | Eswatini | 2,832 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 160 | North Macedonia | 2,520 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 161 | Botswana | 2,312 1000 An | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Gambia | 1,550 1000 An | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Eritrea | 1,390 1000 An | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 164 | Bhutan | 1,290 1000 An | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 1,185 1000 An | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Kiribati | 1,166 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Guadeloupe | 1,098 1000 An | 2006 | up 342.7% | rising |
| 168 | Martinique | 794 1000 An | 2006 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 777 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 170 | Comoros | 740 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 171 | Lesotho | 711 1000 An | 2024 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 638 1000 An | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 582 1000 An | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 174 | Grenada | 581 1000 An | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 548 1000 An | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Samoa | 474 1000 An | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 177 | Seychelles | 441 1000 An | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 178 | French Guiana | 386 1000 An | 2006 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 179 | Dominica | 373 1000 An | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 180 | Tonga | 371 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 357 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 182 | Mongolia | 349 1000 An | 2024 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Equatorial Guinea | 325 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 211 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 67 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 58 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43 1000 An | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 188 | Niue | 25 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 1000 An | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Nauru | 5 1000 An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 191 | Luxembourg | 0 1000 An | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 84.12 million 1000 An
- Asia 40.29 million 1000 An
- Americas 24.34 million 1000 An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.77 million 1000 An
- Eastern Asia 18.55 million 1000 An
- Europe 12.32 million 1000 An
- Northern America 10.63 million 1000 An
- South America 10.37 million 1000 An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 617,383 1000 An
- South-Eastern Asia 9.90 million 1000 An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.85 million 1000 An
- United States of America 9.80 million 1000 An
- Middle Africa 196,240 1000 An
- Southern Asia 8.11 million 1000 An
- European Union (27) 7.01 million 1000 An
- Africa 6.26 million 1000 An
- Eastern Europe 5.97 million 1000 An
- Western Asia 3.41 million 1000 An
- Northern Africa 3.16 million 1000 An
- Central America 2.91 million 1000 An
- Western Europe 2.54 million 1000 An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.15 million 1000 An
- Southern Europe 2.05 million 1000 An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.79 million 1000 An
- Northern Europe 1.76 million 1000 An
- Southern Africa 1.07 million 1000 An
- Western Africa 1.06 million 1000 An
- Oceania 905,461 1000 An
- Eastern Africa 775,225 1000 An
- Central Asia 330,556 1000 An
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.