Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China
China: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 16.56 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in China is 16.56 million 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in China peaked at 16.56 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 608,267 1000 An, in 1961.
That places China 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 608,267 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 630,601 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 649,972 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 668,654 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 699,494 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 719,340 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 748,855 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 769,511 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 801,296 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 819,975 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 864,414 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 925,199 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 958,803 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.01 million 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.04 million 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 1.12 million 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.19 million 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 1.26 million 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.31 million 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 1.37 million 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.42 million 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.48 million 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.55 million 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.58 million 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.64 million 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.87 million 1000 An | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 2.07 million 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 2.44 million 1000 An | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 2.48 million 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.72 million 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 3.15 million 1000 An | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 3.46 million 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 4.38 million 1000 An | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 4.81 million 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 5.75 million 1000 An | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 5.89 million 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.99 million 1000 An | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 7.45 million 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 8.20 million 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 8.48 million 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.33 million 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.48 million 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.89 million 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 8.87 million 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.40 million 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 9.34 million 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.99 million 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.61 million 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 11.00 million 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.39 million 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.74 million 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.46 million 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 12.27 million 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.96 million 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 12.37 million 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 12.77 million 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.27 million 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 14.15 million 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 14.45 million 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15.09 million 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 15.53 million 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.00 million 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 16.27 million 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.56 million 1000 An | +1.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 16.56 million 1000 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,275 1000 An, 198.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 16.56 million 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,301 1000 An, 1158.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +26.6% | 3.46 million 1000 An | 4.38 million 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 699,554 1000 An | 608,267 1000 An | 801,296 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 million 1000 An | 819,975 1000 An | 1.31 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 million 1000 An | 1.37 million 1000 An | 2.48 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.28 million 1000 An | 2.72 million 1000 An | 8.20 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.34 million 1000 An | 8.33 million 1000 An | 11.00 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.68 million 1000 An | 11.39 million 1000 An | 14.45 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 million 1000 An | 15.09 million 1000 An | 16.56 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 16.12 million 1000 An compare
- 3 Brazil 6.51 million 1000 An compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.88 million 1000 An compare
- 4 Indonesia 4.93 million 1000 An compare
- 4 Türkiye 1.37 million 1000 An 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in China?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in China was 16.56 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.56 million 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 608,267 1000 An in 1961.
- How does China rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- China ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.