Meat production by country
Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.
Countries reporting
202
Highest
97.86 million tonnes
China
Lowest
78.52 tonnes
Nauru
Median
251,562 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,764
What the numbers show
Meat production is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 97.86 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 78.52 tonnes in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 251,562 tonnes, and the mean is 1.94 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 366.2%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 67.8%).
Meat production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 97.86 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 47.79 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 29.64 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 18.50 million tonnes | 1991 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 5 | India | 13.21 million tonnes | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 12.87 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 8.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 7.56 million tonnes | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 6.88 million tonnes | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 6.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 5.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Vietnam | 5.60 million tonnes | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 5.58 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 5.46 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 5.19 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 16 | France | 5.18 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 5.11 million tonnes | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 4.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 4.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 4.17 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 3.63 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 3.38 million tonnes | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 3.38 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 3.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 3.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 3.07 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 27 | South Korea | 2.84 million tonnes | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Iran | 2.80 million tonnes | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 2.69 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 2.39 million tonnes | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2.11 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 32 | Malaysia | 1.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 1.74 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 34 | Nigeria | 1.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 1.61 million tonnes | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 1.60 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 37 | Taiwan | 1.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 1.56 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 1.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 1.33 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 41 | Myanmar | 1.26 million tonnes | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 1.22 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 1.17 million tonnes | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 1.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 45 | Bolivia | 1.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Venezuela | 1.10 million tonnes | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 1.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania | 1.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 1.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 1.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 51 | Ecuador | 1.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Chad | 1.03 million tonnes | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 993,030 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 54 | Sudan | 973,482 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 948,764 tonnes | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 912,484 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 57 | Portugal | 889,814 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | 860,051 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Austria | 814,265 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 777,844 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 753,192 tonnes | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Malawi | 703,100 tonnes | 2024 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Uruguay | 695,238 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 656,460 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 65 | Uganda | 642,365 tonnes | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 580,201 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 570,910 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 555,538 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 552,048 tonnes | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Serbia | 545,829 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 531,162 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 72 | Switzerland | 480,607 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 73 | Czechia | 475,908 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 74 | Yemen | 453,607 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 452,315 tonnes | 2024 | up 366.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 447,767 tonnes | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 441,064 tonnes | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 78 | Greece | 429,399 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 79 | Cameroon | 418,231 tonnes | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Syria | 418,050 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Finland | 397,311 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 393,734 tonnes | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 382,910 tonnes | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Mongolia | 378,314 tonnes | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 85 | Tunisia | 376,758 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Zambia | 369,605 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 367,361 tonnes | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 88 | Norway | 364,440 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | Angola | 360,123 tonnes | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 90 | North Korea | 344,589 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 91 | Senegal | 341,094 tonnes | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 332,400 tonnes | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Mozambique | 323,757 tonnes | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 323,365 tonnes | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 302,665 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 302,166 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 301,415 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 291,946 tonnes | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Iraq | 286,984 tonnes | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 258,625 tonnes | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 256,277 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 102 | Croatia | 246,847 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 237,063 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 234,092 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 105 | Laos | 231,256 tonnes | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 106 | South Sudan | 230,430 tonnes | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 107 | Lithuania | 200,638 tonnes | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 108 | Niger | 193,878 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 109 | Cambodia | 192,858 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 191,558 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 191,383 tonnes | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Central African Republic | 191,151 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Lebanon | 184,744 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Libya | 184,576 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 115 | Somalia | 180,334 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 116 | Mali | 177,136 tonnes | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 117 | Madagascar | 161,610 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 118 | Jamaica | 159,369 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovakia | 159,110 tonnes | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 120 | Hong Kong | 140,991 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 121 | Slovenia | 134,638 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 122 | Mauritania | 134,116 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 123 | Guinea | 132,562 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | 128,504 tonnes | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 125 | Kuwait | 117,908 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Haiti | 108,360 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 127 | Armenia | 105,515 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 128 | Botswana | 101,747 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 129 | Cuba | 101,472 tonnes | 2024 | down 67.8% | rising |
| 130 | Rwanda | 99,076 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Oman | 92,976 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92,890 tonnes | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 133 | Latvia | 90,662 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 134 | Georgia | 88,812 tonnes | 2024 | up 50.1% | falling |
| 135 | Guyana | 87,418 tonnes | 2024 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Togo | 81,199 tonnes | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Namibia | 78,955 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 138 | Moldova | 78,232 tonnes | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 73,884 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 140 | Estonia | 71,782 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 141 | Albania | 66,669 tonnes | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 142 | Palestine | 63,178 tonnes | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 143 | Congo | 62,068 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Singapore | 56,511 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.8% | flat |
| 145 | Mauritius | 54,741 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Fiji | 54,529 tonnes | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49,512 tonnes | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 48,716 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Burundi | 47,876 tonnes | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 150 | Eritrea | 43,426 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 151 | Gabon | 41,673 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 152 | Bahrain | 38,364 tonnes | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Reunion | 36,254 tonnes | 2006 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 35,721 tonnes | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 155 | Liberia | 34,692 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 156 | Iceland | 34,130 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 157 | Qatar | 33,814 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 158 | East Timor | 30,785 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 159 | Brunei | 30,581 tonnes | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Belize | 28,602 tonnes | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 26,995 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 162 | Eswatini | 26,283 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 21,430 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 19,809 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 165 | Barbados | 16,145 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 166 | Montenegro | 15,218 tonnes | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 167 | Suriname | 12,565 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 168 | Djibouti | 11,738 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 169 | Malta | 10,438 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 170 | Macao | 8,864 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 171 | Lesotho | 8,837 tonnes | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 172 | Gambia | 8,278 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 6,852 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 6,480 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 175 | Guadeloupe | 5,610 tonnes | 2006 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 5,406 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 177 | Cape Verde | 4,615 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Bhutan | 4,553 tonnes | 2024 | up 92.6% | falling |
| 179 | Martinique | 4,074 tonnes | 2006 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 3,627 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 181 | Samoa | 3,059 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 3,005 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 183 | Tonga | 2,467 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 184 | Comoros | 2,293 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 185 | Kiribati | 2,242 tonnes | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 1,801 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 187 | Grenada | 1,781 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,725 tonnes | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Micronesia (country) | 1,482 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 190 | Seychelles | 1,461 tonnes | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 191 | Dominica | 1,405 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 192 | French Guiana | 1,159 tonnes | 2006 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 193 | Maldives | 865.7 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 194 | Faroe Islands | 708.46 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 655.58 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 499 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 375.31 tonnes | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 191.62 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 138.47 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 136.51 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 201 | Niue | 96.77 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 202 | Nauru | 78.52 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
About this data
Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.