Meat, Poultry — Production in United States of America

United States of America: Meat, Poultry — Production was 22.55 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
22.55 million t
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
22.90 million t
in 2019
All-time low
3.23 million t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Production in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 22.55 million t.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in United States of America peaked at 22.90 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.23 million t, in 1962.

United States of America ranks 7th of 29 groups 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Production in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 3.31 million t
1962 3.23 million t -2.2%
1963 3.37 million t +4.1%
1964 3.49 million t +3.7%
1965 3.71 million t +6.3%
1966 4.05 million t +9.0%
1967 4.22 million t +4.3%
1968 4.12 million t -2.3%
1969 4.34 million t +5.3%
1970 4.64 million t +7.1%
1971 4.69 million t +0.9%
1972 4.92 million t +4.9%
1973 4.83 million t -1.8%
1974 4.85 million t +0.5%
1975 4.73 million t -2.5%
1976 5.32 million t +12.5%
1977 5.40 million t +1.6%
1978 5.69 million t +5.3%
1979 6.27 million t +10.1%
1980 6.49 million t +3.5%
1981 6.90 million t +6.4%
1982 6.93 million t +0.3%
1983 7.10 million t +2.5%
1984 7.37 million t +3.9%
1985 7.73 million t +4.8%
1986 8.21 million t +6.2%
1987 9.03 million t +10.0%
1988 9.38 million t +3.9%
1989 10.04 million t +7.0%
1990 10.76 million t +7.2%
1991 11.33 million t +5.3%
1992 12.01 million t +6.0%
1993 12.54 million t +4.3%
1994 13.35 million t +6.5%
1995 13.94 million t +4.4%
1996 14.69 million t +5.4%
1997 15.13 million t +3.0%
1998 15.32 million t +1.2%
1999 16.19 million t +5.7%
2000 16.58 million t +2.4%
2001 16.99 million t +2.5%
2002 17.52 million t +3.1%
2003 17.70 million t +1.0%
2004 18.21 million t +2.9%
2005 18.83 million t +3.4%
2006 18.97 million t +0.7%
2007 19.39 million t +2.2%
2008 19.88 million t +2.5%
2009 18.95 million t -4.7%
2010 19.58 million t +3.3%
2011 19.79 million t +1.1%
2012 19.80 million t +0.0%
2013 20.09 million t +1.5%
2014 20.40 million t +1.6%
2015 21.02 million t +3.0%
2016 21.48 million t +2.2%
2017 21.91 million t +2.0%
2018 22.30 million t +1.8%
2019 22.90 million t +2.7%
2020 21.47 million t -6.2%
2021 21.81 million t +1.6%
2022 22.27 million t +2.1%
2023 22.44 million t +0.8%
2024 22.55 million t +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.76 million t 3.23 million t 4.34 million t 9
1970s 5.13 million t 4.64 million t 6.27 million t 10
1980s 7.92 million t 6.49 million t 10.04 million t 10
1990s 13.53 million t 10.76 million t 16.19 million t 10
2000s 18.30 million t 16.58 million t 19.88 million t 10
2010s 20.93 million t 19.58 million t 22.90 million t 10
2020s 22.11 million t 21.47 million t 22.55 million t 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.28 million t compare
  2. 4 Russian Federation 5.46 million t compare
  3. 5 India 5.06 million t compare
  4. 5 Viet Nam 1.42 million t compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 4.22 million t compare
  6. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 579,764 t compare
  7. 7 Mexico 4.03 million t compare
  8. 8 USSR 3.09 million t compare
  9. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 545,773 t compare
  10. 9 Poland 2.90 million t compare
  11. 10 Egypt 2.69 million t compare
  12. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 168,997 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — production in United States of America?
Meat, poultry — production in United States of America was 22.55 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 22.90 million t in 2019.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.23 million t in 1962.
How does United States of America rank for meat, poultry — production?
United States of America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States of America 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.