Meat, Poultry — Production in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Meat, Poultry — Production was 781,354 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
781,354 t
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
31st
of 191 countries
All-time high
784,846 t
in 2022
All-time low
48,700 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

China, Taiwan Province of recorded 781,354 t for meat, poultry — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 784,846 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48,700 t, in 1961.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 31st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Meat, Poultry — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 48,700 t
1962 48,800 t +0.2%
1963 49,680 t +1.8%
1964 52,150 t +5.0%
1965 59,900 t +14.9%
1966 63,600 t +6.2%
1967 70,480 t +10.8%
1968 77,900 t +10.5%
1969 82,480 t +5.9%
1970 84,450 t +2.4%
1971 91,400 t +8.2%
1972 112,600 t +23.2%
1973 113,540 t +0.8%
1974 121,580 t +7.1%
1975 133,000 t +9.4%
1976 147,980 t +11.3%
1977 194,030 t +31.1%
1978 223,141 t +15.0%
1979 229,898 t +3.0%
1980 249,055 t +8.3%
1981 276,448 t +11.0%
1982 293,465 t +6.2%
1983 352,479 t +20.1%
1984 350,906 t -0.4%
1985 345,325 t -1.6%
1986 351,025 t +1.7%
1987 399,829 t +13.9%
1988 421,293 t +5.4%
1989 462,259 t +9.7%
1990 475,768 t +2.9%
1991 480,458 t +1.0%
1992 530,556 t +10.4%
1993 584,541 t +10.2%
1994 604,382 t +3.4%
1995 609,667 t +0.9%
1996 667,825 t +9.5%
1997 738,519 t +10.6%
1998 727,512 t -1.5%
1999 726,858 t -0.1%
2000 726,367 t -0.1%
2001 696,907 t -4.1%
2002 696,691 t -0.0%
2003 684,613 t -1.7%
2004 692,333 t +1.1%
2005 654,621 t -5.4%
2006 669,135 t +2.2%
2007 652,597 t -2.5%
2008 614,141 t -5.9%
2009 625,370 t +1.8%
2010 646,791 t +3.4%
2011 680,612 t +5.2%
2012 631,985 t -7.1%
2013 610,155 t -3.5%
2014 654,214 t +7.2%
2015 621,781 t -5.0%
2016 657,537 t +5.8%
2017 650,033 t -1.1%
2018 695,828 t +7.0%
2019 730,694 t +5.0%
2020 757,663 t +3.7%
2021 780,782 t +3.1%
2022 784,846 t +0.5%
2023 751,756 t -4.2%
2024 781,354 t +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61,521 t 48,700 t 82,480 t 9
1970s 145,162 t 84,450 t 229,898 t 10
1980s 350,208 t 249,055 t 462,259 t 10
1990s 614,609 t 475,768 t 738,519 t 10
2000s 671,278 t 614,141 t 726,367 t 10
2010s 657,963 t 610,155 t 730,694 t 10
2020s 771,280 t 751,756 t 784,846 t 5

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 28 Ukraine 1.16 million t compare
  2. 29 Republic of Korea 1.01 million t compare
  3. 30 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 850,371 t compare
  4. 32 Myanmar 778,433 t compare
  5. 33 Chile 759,117 t compare
  6. 34 Saudi Arabia 757,884 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — production in China, Taiwan Province of?
Meat, poultry — production in China, Taiwan Province of was 781,354 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 784,846 t in 2022.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 48,700 t in 1961.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for meat, poultry — production?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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.