Meat, Poultry — 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
252
Highest
27.41 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Luxembourg
Median
61,631 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
16,160

What the numbers show

Meat, Poultry — Production is currently reported for 252 countries. The highest value is 27.41 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 61,631 t, and the mean is 787,403 t.

Over the past decade 193 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 3,058.7%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 100.0%).

Meat, Poultry — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 27.41 million t 2024 up 50.6% volatile
1 China 27.41 million t 2024 up 50.6% volatile
3 China, mainland 26.60 million t 2024 up 51.9% volatile
4 Brazil 13.87 million t 2024 up 8.0% volatile
5 Russia 5.46 million t 2024 up 44.8% volatile
5 Russian Federation 5.46 million t 2024 up 44.8% volatile
7 India 5.06 million t 2024 up 64.7% volatile
8 Indonesia 4.22 million t 2024 up 113.8% volatile
9 Mexico 4.03 million t 2024 up 39.1% volatile
10 USSR 3.09 million t 1991 up 37.2% volatile
11 Poland 2.90 million t 2024 up 73.8% volatile
12 Egypt 2.69 million t 2024 up 130.7% volatile
12 Egypt 2.69 million t 2024 up 130.7% volatile
14 Turkey 2.57 million t 2024 up 32.0% volatile
14 Türkiye 2.57 million t 2024 up 32.0% volatile
16 Japan 2.47 million t 2024 up 15.9% volatile
17 Pakistan 2.37 million t 2024 up 138.6% volatile
18 Argentina 2.34 million t 2024 up 18.4% volatile
19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.28 million t 2024 up 11.5% volatile
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.00 million t 2024 up 21.3% rising
21 Thailand 1.99 million t 2024 up 9.9% volatile
22 South Africa 1.92 million t 2024 up 11.5% volatile
23 Peru 1.90 million t 2024 up 43.9% volatile
24 Colombia 1.82 million t 2024 up 34.0% volatile
25 Australia and New Zealand 1.75 million t 2024 up 31.3% volatile
26 Spain 1.74 million t 2024 up 26.8% rising
27 France 1.69 million t 2024 down 6.5% rising
28 Malaysia 1.67 million t 2024 up 6.2% volatile
29 Philippines 1.62 million t 2024 up 40.9% volatile
30 Canada 1.59 million t 2024 up 24.4% rising
31 Germany 1.54 million t 2024 down 0.7% volatile
32 Australia 1.51 million t 2024 up 32.8% volatile
33 Viet Nam 1.42 million t 2024 up 94.9% volatile
34 Italy 1.38 million t 2024 up 12.4% rising
35 Ukraine 1.16 million t 2024 down 4.5% volatile
36 Republic of Korea 1.01 million t 2024 up 27.4% volatile
37 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 850,371 t 2024 down 16.8% volatile
38 China, Taiwan Province of 781,354 t 2024 up 19.4% volatile
39 Myanmar 778,433 t 2024 down 49.0% volatile
40 Chile 759,117 t 2024 up 14.4% volatile
41 Saudi Arabia 757,884 t 2024 up 44.2% volatile
42 Morocco 735,000 t 2024 up 37.6% volatile
43 Israel 694,722 t 2024 up 23.2% volatile
44 Caribbean 670,224 t 2024 up 14.5% volatile
45 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 579,764 t 2024 up 28.0% volatile
46 Ecuador 556,908 t 2024 up 13.8% volatile
47 Belarus 552,707 t 2024 up 33.4% volatile
47 Belarus 552,707 t 2024 up 33.4% volatile
49 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 545,773 t 2024 down 38.7% volatile
50 Hungary 543,588 t 2024 up 23.0% rising
51 Belgium 537,866 t 2024 up 24.2% rising
52 Romania 532,940 t 2024 up 34.2% rising
53 Algeria 483,790 t 2024 up 42.2% volatile
54 Dominican Republic 421,615 t 2024 up 37.3% volatile
55 Portugal 397,090 t 2024 up 26.4% volatile
56 Guatemala 391,942 t 2024 up 45.8% volatile
57 Belgium-Luxembourg 368,887 t 1999 up 106.2% rising
58 Kazakhstan 360,041 t 2024 up 185.0% volatile
58 Kazakhstan 360,041 t 2024 up 185.0% volatile
60 Nigeria 342,933 t 2024 up 74.7% volatile
61 Jordan 302,635 t 2024 up 57.3% volatile
62 Bangladesh 298,673 t 2024 up 30.4% volatile
63 Greece 277,980 t 2024 up 46.4% rising
64 Tunisia 259,972 t 2024 up 20.7% volatile
65 Sri Lanka 258,562 t 2024 up 79.6% volatile
66 Yugoslav SFR 233,371 t 1991 down 18.4% rising
67 New Zealand 232,317 t 2024 up 22.4% volatile
68 Honduras 229,377 t 2024 up 46.9% volatile
69 Yemen 204,416 t 2024 up 12.2% volatile
69 Yemen 204,416 t 2024 up 12.2% volatile
71 Panama 198,284 t 2024 up 17.0% volatile
72 Czechoslovakia 194,948 t 1992 up 15.0% rising
73 Iraq 190,000 t 2024 up 171.4% volatile
74 Nepal 181,271 t 2024 up 318.1% volatile
75 Ireland 179,483 t 2024 up 70.1% volatile
76 Sweden 178,090 t 2024 up 28.6% volatile
77 Uzbekistan 174,100 t 2024 up 262.0% volatile
77 Uzbekistan 174,100 t 2024 up 262.0% volatile
79 Czechia 172,663 t 2024 up 12.2% falling
80 Burkina Faso 168,997 t 2024 down 3.4% volatile
81 Syria 168,997 t 2024 up 68.5% volatile
81 Syrian Arab Republic 168,997 t 2024 up 68.5% volatile
83 El Salvador 167,371 t 2024 up 42.2% volatile
84 Cote d'Ivoire 163,915 t 2024 up 259.3% volatile
84 Côte d'Ivoire 163,915 t 2024 up 259.3% volatile
86 Nicaragua 163,310 t 2023 up 32.4% volatile
87 Denmark 163,309 t 2024 up 2.2% rising
88 Senegal 159,502 t 2024 up 142.1% volatile
89 Austria 149,482 t 2023 up 14.6% rising
90 United Republic of Tanzania 148,766 t 2024 up 54.0% volatile
91 Finland 148,660 t 2024 up 31.1% volatile
92 Costa Rica 143,677 t 2024 up 16.1% volatile
93 Jamaica 142,354 t 2024 up 29.0% volatile
94 Azerbaijan 142,321 t 2024 up 43.2% volatile
94 Azerbaijan 142,321 t 2024 up 43.2% volatile
96 Serbia 139,660 t 2024 up 63.2% rising
96 Serbia 139,660 t 2024 up 63.2% rising
98 Mozambique 139,017 t 2024 up 106.2% volatile
98 Mozambique 139,017 t 2024 up 106.2% volatile
100 Lebanon 137,662 t 2024 up 46.4% volatile
101 Uganda 132,768 t 2024 up 120.3% volatile
102 Libya 131,499 t 2024 up 9.0% volatile
103 Norway 120,069 t 2024 up 13.2% volatile
104 Bulgaria 118,956 t 2024 up 16.4% rising
105 Switzerland 115,808 t 2024 up 37.0% volatile
106 Cameroon 113,200 t 2024 up 52.0% volatile
107 Malawi 111,035 t 2024 up 29.2% volatile
108 Zimbabwe 108,934 t 2024 up 49.8% volatile
109 Kenya 102,529 t 2024 up 366.0% volatile
110 Madagascar 91,348 t 2024 up 26.0% rising
110 Madagascar 91,348 t 2024 up 26.0% rising
112 Serbia and Montenegro 88,575 t 2005 down 16.8% falling
113 Lithuania 85,709 t 2024 down 14.0% rising
114 Guyana 81,678 t 2024 up 187.4% volatile
115 Paraguay 81,139 t 2024 up 36.7% volatile
116 Croatia 78,207 t 2024 up 29.6% rising
116 Croatia 78,207 t 2024 up 29.6% rising
118 Slovenia 77,960 t 2024 up 31.0% rising
119 Ethiopia PDR 77,200 t 1992 up 11.7% rising
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 76,558 t 2024 up 76.2% volatile
121 Sudan 76,042 t 2024 up 31.1% rising
122 Ghana 74,518 t 2024 up 36.0% volatile
123 Uruguay 74,323 t 2024 down 12.4% volatile
124 Slovakia 71,433 t 2019 down 5.7% rising
124 Slovakia 71,433 t 2019 down 5.7% rising
126 Kuwait 62,000 t 2024 up 34.2% volatile
127 Ethiopia 61,261 t 2024 down 11.0% rising
127 Ethiopia 61,261 t 2024 down 11.0% rising
129 United Arab Emirates 59,075 t 2024 up 14.1% volatile
130 Angola 57,631 t 2024 up 64.5% volatile
131 Melanesia 54,817 t 2024 up 78.7% volatile
132 Mali 52,033 t 2024 up 37.7% volatile
133 South Sudan 52,008 t 2024 up 160.0% volatile
133 South Sudan 52,008 t 2024 up 160.0% volatile
135 Mauritius 51,292 t 2024 up 7.8% volatile
136 Zambia 51,237 t 2024 up 11.1% volatile
137 Republic of Moldova 50,640 t 2024 up 7.6% rising
138 Singapore 49,029 t 2024 down 48.4% rising
139 Laos 48,337 t 2024 up 62.1% volatile
139 Lao People's Democratic Republic 48,337 t 2024 up 62.1% volatile
141 Tajikistan 47,381 t 2024 up 3,058.7% volatile
141 Tajikistan 47,381 t 2024 up 3,058.7% volatile
143 Trinidad and Tobago 46,888 t 2024 down 30.1% volatile
144 Fiji 46,146 t 2024 up 107.0% volatile
144 Fiji 46,146 t 2024 up 107.0% volatile
146 Sudan (former) 40,000 t 2011 up 50.9% rising
147 Latvia 38,480 t 2024 up 34.1% rising
148 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 36,881 t 2024 down 17.4% rising
149 Palestine 34,318 t 2022 down 36.0% falling
150 Togo 32,632 t 2024 up 123.4% volatile
151 Brunei 29,091 t 2024 up 19.8% volatile
151 Brunei Darussalam 29,091 t 2024 up 19.8% volatile
153 Afghanistan 28,689 t 2024 up 15.6% rising
153 Afghanistan 28,689 t 2024 up 15.6% rising
155 Cyprus 28,150 t 2024 up 28.4% volatile
156 Cambodia 27,330 t 2024 up 1.7% volatile
157 Georgia 26,600 t 2024 up 82.2% rising
158 Qatar 25,037 t 2024 up 212.7% volatile
159 Turkmenistan 24,886 t 2024 up 19.9% volatile
160 China, Hong Kong SAR 24,363 t 2024 down 10.6% falling
161 Puerto Rico 24,352 t 2024 down 31.2% volatile
162 Belize 23,982 t 2024 up 35.2% volatile
163 Estonia 22,237 t 2024 up 14.3% rising
164 Niger 20,460 t 2024 up 16.9% rising
165 Sierra Leone 20,454 t 2024 up 18.0% volatile
166 Kyrgyzstan 19,604 t 2024 up 237.4% volatile
166 Kyrgyzstan 19,604 t 2024 up 237.4% volatile
168 Réunion 19,234 t 2006 up 30.2% volatile
169 Namibia 16,697 t 2024 up 32.5% volatile
170 Rwanda 15,043 t 2024 down 7.7% volatile
171 Liberia 14,533 t 2024 up 13.7% volatile
172 Benin 14,487 t 2024 up 12.9% rising
173 Guinea 14,138 t 2024 up 11.7% volatile
174 Armenia 14,058 t 2024 up 59.8% rising
174 Armenia 14,058 t 2024 up 59.8% rising
176 Barbados 13,058 t 2024 down 10.4% volatile
177 Albania 12,574 t 2024 down 1.6% volatile
178 Iceland 10,229 t 2024 up 27.1% volatile
179 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,000 t 2024 down 9.3% rising
180 Burundi 9,963 t 2024 up 32.4% rising
181 Haiti 9,472 t 2024 up 8.4% rising
182 Suriname 8,899 t 2024 down 0.0% rising
183 Bahrain 8,671 t 2024 up 35.3% volatile
183 Bahrain 8,671 t 2024 up 35.3% volatile
185 Papua New Guinea 6,952 t 2024 up 10.0% rising
186 Oman 6,900 t 2024 up 11.4% volatile
187 Congo 6,841 t 2024 up 4.6% rising
187 Congo 6,841 t 2024 up 4.6% rising
189 Chad 6,410 t 2024 up 1.7% rising
190 Central African Republic 6,062 t 2024 up 2.3% volatile
191 Bahamas 5,997 t 2024 down 6.4% rising
191 Bahamas 5,997 t 2024 down 6.4% rising
193 Malta 4,950 t 2024 up 21.9% rising
194 Mauritania 4,934 t 2024 up 6.3% rising
194 Mauritania 4,934 t 2024 up 6.3% rising
196 Gabon 4,220 t 2024 up 7.9% volatile
197 Somalia 4,088 t 2024 up 11.2% rising
198 Cuba 3,900 t 2024 down 88.2% falling
199 Guinea-Bissau 3,183 t 2024 up 18.5% volatile
200 China, Macao SAR 3,106 t 2024 down 13.2% rising
201 Eswatini 2,861 t 2024 up 9.5% volatile
201 Eswatini 2,861 t 2024 up 9.5% volatile
203 Montenegro 2,665 t 2024 up 89.3% rising
204 North Macedonia 1,997 t 2024 down 0.7% falling
204 North Macedonia 1,997 t 2024 down 0.7% falling
206 Botswana 1,584 t 2024 down 6.8% volatile
207 Polynesia 1,488 t 2024 down 2.7% rising
208 Guadeloupe 1,474 t 2006 up 379.9% volatile
209 Saint Lucia 1,422 t 2024 down 2.5% volatile
209 Saint Lucia 1,422 t 2024 down 2.5% volatile
211 Gambia 1,360 t 2024 down 27.8% volatile
211 Gambia 1,360 t 2024 down 27.8% volatile
213 Micronesia 1,322 t 2024 up 33.6% volatile
214 Bhutan 1,208 t 2024 up 28.0% volatile
215 Kiribati 1,156 t 2024 up 39.8% volatile
216 Martinique 949 t 2006 down 9.3% falling
217 Eritrea 910.22 t 2024 down 48.2% falling
217 Eritrea 910.22 t 2024 down 48.2% falling
219 New Caledonia 886.27 t 2024 up 2.3% rising
220 Seychelles 750.75 t 2024 up 137.2% volatile
221 French Polynesia 691.1 t 2024 up 7.4% rising
222 Comoros 592.21 t 2024 up 4.9% rising
222 Comoros 592.21 t 2024 up 4.9% rising
224 Cape Verde 590.12 t 2024 down 37.4% volatile
224 Cabo Verde 590.12 t 2024 down 37.4% volatile
226 Lesotho 568.52 t 2024 down 40.9% flat
226 Lesotho 568.52 t 2024 down 40.9% flat
228 Grenada 548.83 t 2024 down 26.9% rising
229 Vanuatu 547.72 t 2024 down 40.5% volatile
230 Timor-Leste 492 t 2024 down 41.8% rising
231 Mongolia 486.71 t 2024 up 108.2% volatile
232 Sao Tome and Principe 461.74 t 2024 down 18.4% volatile
232 Sao Tome and Principe 461.74 t 2024 down 18.4% volatile
234 French Guiana 407 t 2006 down 27.5% rising
235 Samoa 381.71 t 2024 down 18.2% rising
236 Dominica 372.88 t 2024 up 3.3% rising
237 Solomon Islands 285.56 t 2024 up 1.0% rising
238 Tonga 272.25 t 2024 down 6.0% rising
239 Equatorial Guinea 264.42 t 2024 up 7.8% rising
239 Equatorial Guinea 264.42 t 2024 up 7.8% rising
241 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 211 t 2024 up 19.6% rising
241 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 211 t 2024 up 19.6% rising
243 Micronesia (Federated States of) 161.73 t 2024 up 2.0% rising
244 Tuvalu 63.56 t 2024 up 12.7% volatile
245 Cook Islands 49.01 t 2024 up 8.1% falling
246 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.5 t 2024 down 69.4% falling
246 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.5 t 2024 down 69.4% falling
248 Niue 25.78 t 2024 up 15.4% rising
249 Antigua and Barbuda 6 t 2024 down 60.4% volatile
250 Nauru 4.02 t 2024 down 0.2% rising
250 Nauru 4.02 t 2024 down 0.2% rising
252 Luxembourg 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Meat, Poultry — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 16,160 data points, 1961–2024
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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.