Meat — Production in World
World: Meat — Production was 370,103 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat — Production in World, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, meat — production in World stood at 370,103 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — production in World peaked at 370,103 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 293,012 1000 t, in 2010.
That places World 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Meat — Production in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 293,012 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 297,369 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 306,050 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 312,994 1000 t | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 318,549 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 324,272 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 327,965 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 334,218 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 342,177 1000 t | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 335,794 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 341,497 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 354,635 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 363,505 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 370,103 1000 t | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 319,240 1000 t | 293,012 1000 t | 342,177 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 357,435 1000 t | 341,497 1000 t | 370,103 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China 99,223 1000 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 97,496 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 47,463 1000 t compare
- 4 Brazil 31,845 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat — production in World?
- Meat — production in World was 370,103 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — production recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 370,103 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat — production recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 293,012 1000 t in 2010.
- How does World rank for meat — production?
- World ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is meat — production rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Production. 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.