Meat, Poultry — Production in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Meat, Poultry — Production was 24,363 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
24,363 t
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
100,830 t
in 1990
All-time low
20,884 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Production in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat, poultry — production in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 24,363 t.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 100,830 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20,884 t, in 1961.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Meat, Poultry — Production in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Production in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 20,884 t
1962 21,884 t +4.8%
1963 22,884 t +4.6%
1964 23,952 t +4.7%
1965 24,952 t +4.2%
1966 26,014 t +4.3%
1967 27,061 t +4.0%
1968 27,656 t +2.2%
1969 28,360 t +2.5%
1970 28,948 t +2.1%
1971 34,841 t +20.4%
1972 38,661 t +11.0%
1973 35,560 t -8.0%
1974 31,900 t -10.3%
1975 31,200 t -2.2%
1976 36,250 t +16.2%
1977 48,704 t +34.4%
1978 48,241 t -1.0%
1979 51,065 t +5.9%
1980 54,736 t +7.2%
1981 67,505 t +23.3%
1982 68,825 t +2.0%
1983 62,804 t -8.7%
1984 60,998 t -2.9%
1985 75,454 t +23.7%
1986 87,175 t +15.5%
1987 89,430 t +2.6%
1988 85,576 t -4.3%
1989 83,993 t -1.8%
1990 100,830 t +20.0%
1991 94,314 t -6.5%
1992 85,148 t -9.7%
1993 81,886 t -3.8%
1994 64,180 t -21.6%
1995 59,165 t -7.8%
1996 58,742 t -0.7%
1997 60,476 t +3.0%
1998 54,630 t -9.7%
1999 64,630 t +18.3%
2000 67,608 t +4.6%
2001 61,793 t -8.6%
2002 61,896 t +0.2%
2003 58,570 t -5.4%
2004 29,489 t -49.7%
2005 39,489 t +33.9%
2006 29,489 t -25.3%
2007 38,489 t +30.5%
2008 38,489 t +0.0%
2009 38,489 t +0.0%
2010 31,489 t -18.2%
2011 27,456 t -12.8%
2012 28,224 t +2.8%
2013 28,240 t +0.1%
2014 27,259 t -3.5%
2015 25,784 t -5.4%
2016 24,179 t -6.2%
2017 23,840 t -1.4%
2018 25,590 t +7.3%
2019 25,786 t +0.8%
2020 24,284 t -5.8%
2021 22,271 t -8.3%
2022 23,393 t +5.0%
2023 23,940 t +2.3%
2024 24,363 t +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24,850 t 20,884 t 28,360 t 9
1970s 38,537 t 28,948 t 51,065 t 10
1980s 73,649 t 54,736 t 89,430 t 10
1990s 72,400 t 54,630 t 100,830 t 10
2000s 46,380 t 29,489 t 67,608 t 10
2010s 26,785 t 23,840 t 31,489 t 10
2020s 23,650 t 22,271 t 24,363 t 5

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 121 Georgia 26,600 t compare
  2. 122 Qatar 25,037 t compare
  3. 123 Turkmenistan 24,886 t compare
  4. 125 Puerto Rico 24,352 t compare
  5. 126 Belize 23,982 t compare
  6. 127 Estonia 22,237 t compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — production in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Meat, poultry — production in China, Hong Kong SAR was 24,363 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 100,830 t in 1990.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 20,884 t in 1961.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for meat, poultry — production?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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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About this data

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.