Meat — Processing in United States
United States: Meat — Processing was 23 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat — Processing in United States, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
United States recorded 23 1000 t for meat — processing in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — processing in United States peaked at 77 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12 1000 t, in 2010.
United States ranks 18th of 94 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 — Processing in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 12 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31 1000 t | +158.3% |
| 2013 | 24 1000 t | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 26 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 23 1000 t | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 27 1000 t | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 77 1000 t | +185.2% |
| 2018 | 27 1000 t | -64.9% |
| 2019 | 13 1000 t | -51.9% |
| 2020 | 23 1000 t | +76.9% |
| 2021 | 21 1000 t | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 18 1000 t | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 23 1000 t | +27.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 23 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3 1000 t, 7.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.2 1000 t | 12 1000 t | 77 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.25 1000 t | 18 1000 t | 23 1000 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat — processing in United States?
- Meat — processing in United States was 23 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — processing recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 77 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest meat — processing recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 1000 t in 2010.
- How does United States rank for meat — processing?
- United States ranks 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — processing rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.