Meat, Poultry — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Meat, Poultry — Production was 30.92 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
30.92 million t
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
4th
of 33 groups
All-time high
30.92 million t
in 2024
All-time low
858,323 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Production in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia stood at 30.92 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 30.92 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 858,323 t, in 1961.

That places Eastern Asia 4th out of 33 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.09 million t 858,323 t 1.41 million t 9
1970s 2.11 million t 1.53 million t 2.81 million t 10
1980s 3.77 million t 2.92 million t 5.09 million t 10
1990s 9.45 million t 5.45 million t 13.43 million t 10
2000s 15.88 million t 14.20 million t 18.69 million t 10
2010s 22.06 million t 19.36 million t 26.44 million t 10
2020s 29.05 million t 27.82 million t 30.92 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern 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. 4 Russian Federation 5.46 million t compare
  5. 5 India 5.06 million t compare
  6. 6 Indonesia 4.22 million t compare
  7. 7 Mexico 4.03 million t compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — production in Eastern Asia?
Meat, poultry — production in Eastern Asia was 30.92 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 30.92 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 858,323 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for meat, poultry — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern 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.