Meat — Production by country
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...
Countries reporting
181
Highest
99,223 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Tuvalu
Median
332 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,896
What the numbers show
Meat — Production is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 99,223 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 332 1000 t, and the mean is 2,318 1000 t.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 306.8%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 53.8%).
Meat — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 99,223 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 97,496 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 31,845 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 4 | India | 12,833 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 12,507 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 8,075 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 7,356 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 6,777 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 6,574 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 6,500 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 5,676 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 5,374 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 5,290 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 5,262 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 5,083 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 5,063 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 17 | France | 4,976 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 4,767 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,107 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 3,246 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 3,096 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 3,017 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 23 | Egypt | 2,994 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 2,988 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,784 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 2,768 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 27 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,614 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 2,261 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 2,240 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 30 | Malaysia | 1,823 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 31 | Nigeria | 1,611 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 1,601 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 1,569 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 34 | Chile | 1,563 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,556 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 1,512 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 1,491 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 1,372 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 39 | Belarus | 1,237 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 1,229 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 41 | Myanmar | 1,163 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 42 | Ireland | 1,151 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 1,126 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,067 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 45 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,044 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 46 | Algeria | 1,019 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 1,007 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 48 | Caribbean | 1,001 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 49 | Hungary | 973 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 968 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 933 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 901 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 53 | Israel | 896 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 848 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 55 | Guatemala | 836 1000 t | 2023 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 56 | United Republic of Tanzania | 830 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 816 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 766 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 715 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 60 | Paraguay | 613 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 61 | Malawi | 600 1000 t | 2023 | up 151.0% | rising |
| 61 | Melanesia | 600 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 589 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 64 | Sweden | 561 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 542 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 65 | Mongolia | 542 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.8% | rising |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 535 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 531 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 530 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 70 | Uganda | 528 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 483 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 72 | Czechia | 474 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 73 | Greece | 456 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 74 | Nepal | 430 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 75 | Yemen | 422 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 76 | Cameroon | 414 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 77 | Finland | 389 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 380 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 79 | Angola | 379 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 80 | Tunisia | 375 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 81 | Norway | 370 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 367 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 366 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 84 | Cuba | 363 1000 t | 2019 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 359 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 358 1000 t | 2023 | up 306.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 349 1000 t | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 88 | Zambia | 346 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 344 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 90 | Senegal | 335 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 332 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 92 | Ghana | 319 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 93 | Honduras | 316 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 303 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 95 | Jordan | 301 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 96 | Mozambique | 289 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 97 | Iraq | 275 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 267 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 264 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 260 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 254 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 102 | Croatia | 232 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 226 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 219 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 105 | Lithuania | 201 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 106 | Niger | 196 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 107 | Cambodia | 189 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 188 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 187 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 110 | Libya | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 111 | Lebanon | 176 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 112 | Madagascar | 166 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 113 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 162 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 114 | Jamaica | 155 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 115 | Guinea | 145 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 116 | Slovenia | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 117 | Mauritania | 132 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 118 | Slovakia | 123 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 119 | Kuwait | 120 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 109 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 121 | Botswana | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 122 | Armenia | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 123 | Rwanda | 92 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 124 | Oman | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 125 | Latvia | 90 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 89 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 85 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 79 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 129 | Albania | 76 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 130 | Cyprus | 75 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 131 | Republic of Moldova | 72 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 132 | Estonia | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 133 | Guyana | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritius | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 138 | Fiji | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 139 | Gabon | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 140 | Qatar | 38 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 141 | Bahrain | 37 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 142 | Liberia | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 143 | Iceland | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 145 | Belize | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 21 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Barbados | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 151 | Suriname | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 152 | Djibouti | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 153 | Malta | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 153 | Montenegro | 10 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Lesotho | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 155 | China, Macao SAR | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 157 | Gambia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Polynesia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | Bahamas | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 161 | Bhutan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 161 | Cabo Verde | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 164 | Micronesia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Samoa | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 168 | Comoros | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Grenada | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 168 | Kiribati | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 168 | Seychelles | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 168 | Tonga | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 175 | Maldives | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Nauru | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 370,103 1000 t
- Asia 163,358 1000 t
- Americas 113,937 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 107,044 1000 t
- Europe 62,890 1000 t
- Northern America 52,724 1000 t
- South America 49,790 1000 t
- United States of America 47,463 1000 t
- European Union (27) 41,189 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 29,506 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 23,883 1000 t
- Africa 22,732 1000 t
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.