Meat, Poultry — Production in Asia

Asia: Meat, Poultry — Production was 59.31 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
59.31 million t
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
1st
of 20 groups
All-time high
59.31 million t
in 2024
All-time low
1.50 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Production in Asia, 1961–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat, poultry — production in Asia is 59.31 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in Asia peaked at 59.31 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million t, in 1961.

Asia ranks 1st of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat, Poultry — Production in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Production in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1.50 million t —
1962 1.59 million t +5.7%
1963 1.70 million t +6.9%
1964 1.76 million t +3.7%
1965 1.88 million t +6.9%
1966 2.00 million t +6.4%
1967 2.17 million t +8.4%
1968 2.34 million t +7.6%
1969 2.52 million t +7.8%
1970 2.70 million t +7.2%
1971 2.88 million t +6.7%
1972 3.14 million t +8.9%
1973 3.34 million t +6.3%
1974 3.49 million t +4.6%
1975 3.67 million t +5.1%
1976 3.90 million t +6.4%
1977 4.19 million t +7.2%
1978 4.58 million t +9.3%
1979 4.96 million t +8.3%
1980 5.22 million t +5.2%
1981 5.53 million t +6.1%
1982 5.98 million t +8.0%
1983 6.34 million t +6.0%
1984 6.52 million t +2.8%
1985 6.90 million t +5.8%
1986 7.60 million t +10.2%
1987 8.40 million t +10.5%
1988 9.21 million t +9.6%
1989 9.48 million t +2.9%
1990 10.04 million t +5.9%
1991 11.21 million t +11.7%
1992 12.79 million t +14.0%
1993 14.44 million t +13.0%
1994 15.49 million t +7.3%
1995 17.02 million t +9.8%
1996 17.58 million t +3.3%
1997 19.39 million t +10.3%
1998 20.26 million t +4.5%
1999 21.24 million t +4.8%
2000 22.90 million t +7.8%
2001 23.38 million t +2.1%
2002 24.40 million t +4.4%
2003 25.57 million t +4.8%
2004 25.71 million t +0.5%
2005 27.29 million t +6.2%
2006 28.35 million t +3.9%
2007 30.25 million t +6.7%
2008 31.77 million t +5.0%
2009 33.35 million t +5.0%
2010 34.81 million t +4.4%
2011 36.40 million t +4.6%
2012 38.76 million t +6.5%
2013 40.02 million t +3.2%
2014 40.84 million t +2.1%
2015 42.47 million t +4.0%
2016 44.12 million t +3.9%
2017 46.19 million t +4.7%
2018 47.72 million t +3.3%
2019 51.24 million t +7.4%
2020 53.32 million t +4.1%
2021 54.10 million t +1.4%
2022 55.92 million t +3.4%
2023 57.70 million t +3.2%
2024 59.31 million t +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.94 million t 1.50 million t 2.52 million t 9
1970s 3.68 million t 2.70 million t 4.96 million t 10
1980s 7.12 million t 5.22 million t 9.48 million t 10
1990s 15.95 million t 10.04 million t 21.24 million t 10
2000s 27.30 million t 22.90 million t 33.35 million t 10
2010s 42.26 million t 34.81 million t 51.24 million t 10
2020s 56.07 million t 53.32 million t 59.31 million t 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China 27.41 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 26.60 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 13.87 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 2.57 million t compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.28 million t compare
  6. 4 Russian Federation 5.46 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — production in Asia?
Meat, poultry — production in Asia was 59.31 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 59.31 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million t in 1961.
How does Asia rank for meat, poultry — production?
Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
240 places, 13,979 data points, 1961–2024
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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.