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Meat — Protein supply quantity (t) 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
182
Highest
16.11 million t
China
Lowest
135.8 t
Tuvalu
Median
58,913 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901

What the numbers show

Meat — Protein supply quantity (t) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 16.11 million t in China; the lowest is 135.8 t in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 58,913 t, and the mean is 357,116 t.

Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 536.3%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 52.6%).

Meat — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 16.11 million t 2023 up 28.0% rising
2 China, mainland 15.65 million t 2023 up 28.6% rising
3 Brazil 3.45 million t 2023 up 16.7% rising
4 India 2.03 million t 2023 up 151.4% rising
5 Russian Federation 1.89 million t 2023 up 14.9% rising
6 Mexico 1.60 million t 2023 up 29.3% rising
7 Viet Nam 919,158 t 2023 up 47.8% rising
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 913,634 t 2023 up 15.6% rising
9 Indonesia 908,832 t 2023 up 95.7% rising
10 Pakistan 895,677 t 2023 up 75.4% rising
11 Germany 892,514 t 2023 down 15.7% falling
12 Argentina 818,787 t 2023 up 16.9% rising
13 France 813,898 t 2023 down 6.0% falling
14 Spain 719,032 t 2023 up 9.5% rising
15 Türkiye 686,506 t 2023 up 61.9% rising
16 Republic of Korea 648,408 t 2023 up 37.8% rising
17 Italy 625,598 t 2023 down 18.4% falling
18 Philippines 590,893 t 2023 up 13.4% rising
19 Canada 568,970 t 2023 up 18.3% rising
20 Poland 542,690 t 2023 up 7.1% rising
21 Australia and New Zealand 524,777 t 2023 up 9.4% rising
22 Egypt 520,492 t 2023 up 27.0% rising
23 Colombia 512,895 t 2023 up 32.8% rising
24 Australia 464,329 t 2023 up 10.7% rising
25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 442,752 t 2023 down 4.1% flat
26 Malaysia 380,800 t 2023 up 22.3% rising
27 China, Taiwan Province of 328,565 t 2023 up 22.5% rising
28 Saudi Arabia 315,223 t 2023 up 4.7% rising
29 Caribbean 305,336 t 2023 up 15.4% rising
30 Chile 303,534 t 2023 up 29.6% rising
31 Peru 303,322 t 2023 up 41.4% rising
32 Ukraine 295,314 t 2023 down 24.8% falling
33 Thailand 265,860 t 2023 down 16.6% falling
34 Nigeria 262,964 t 2023 up 15.0% rising
35 Uzbekistan 259,013 t 2023 up 59.6% rising
36 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 214,825 t 2023 down 15.2% falling
37 Kazakhstan 209,469 t 2023 up 32.5% rising
38 Romania 204,674 t 2023 up 20.5% rising
39 Morocco 204,240 t 2023 up 10.2% rising
40 Myanmar 177,283 t 2023 down 52.6% falling
41 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 171,787 t 2023 down 51.2% falling
42 Algeria 168,481 t 2023 up 28.8% rising
43 Israel 163,005 t 2023 up 30.8% rising
44 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 159,999 t 2023 up 46.2% rising
45 Iraq 158,489 t 2023 up 42.3% rising
46 Belarus 158,301 t 2023 up 24.1% rising
47 Portugal 157,078 t 2023 up 8.5% flat
48 Guatemala 156,693 t 2023 up 90.4% rising
49 Ecuador 156,019 t 2023 up 21.8% rising
50 Zimbabwe 147,013 t 2023 up 10.6% rising
51 Ethiopia 146,108 t 2023 up 39.7% rising
52 Czechia 129,157 t 2023 up 15.2% rising
53 Bangladesh 128,726 t 2023 up 20.2% rising
54 United Republic of Tanzania 127,537 t 2023 up 65.9% rising
55 Melanesia 125,899 t 2023 up 21.0% rising
56 Greece 121,186 t 2023 down 0.4% flat
57 Cuba 118,235 t 2019 up 33.1% rising
58 United Arab Emirates 118,081 t 2023 up 126.3% rising
59 China, Hong Kong SAR 117,386 t 2023 down 19.0% falling
60 Sweden 114,803 t 2023 down 8.3% falling
61 Papua New Guinea 108,277 t 2023 up 16.0% rising
62 Hungary 107,847 t 2023 up 12.3% rising
63 Dominican Republic 107,302 t 2023 up 40.3% rising
64 Angola 104,971 t 2023 down 11.8% rising
65 Austria 103,089 t 2023 down 12.4% falling
66 Belgium 101,710 t 2023 down 7.7% flat
67 Ghana 100,741 t 2023 up 33.2% rising
68 Ireland 99,794 t 2023 up 65.6% rising
69 Kenya 91,440 t 2023 down 13.3% falling
70 Yemen 89,768 t 2023 up 7.1% rising
71 Malawi 89,707 t 2023 up 172.3% rising
72 Denmark 88,333 t 2023 up 36.8% rising
73 Switzerland 83,849 t 2023 down 2.2% flat
74 Serbia 83,058 t 2023 up 10.1% rising
75 Burkina Faso 82,256 t 2023 up 99.7% rising
76 Uganda 82,234 t 2023 up 15.6% rising
77 Mongolia 78,671 t 2023 up 100.5% rising
78 Nepal 74,572 t 2023 up 23.1% rising
79 Cameroon 68,637 t 2023 up 36.9% rising
80 Côte d'Ivoire 65,758 t 2023 up 35.2% rising
81 Bulgaria 65,154 t 2023 up 10.5% flat
82 Azerbaijan 64,825 t 2023 up 38.1% rising
83 Jordan 64,675 t 2023 up 20.1% rising
84 Tunisia 63,648 t 2023 up 15.0% rising
85 Honduras 63,626 t 2023 up 48.9% rising
86 Democratic Republic of the Congo 63,313 t 2023 up 9.3% rising
87 Syrian Arab Republic 62,183 t 2023 down 0.9% falling
88 New Zealand 60,448 t 2023 up 0.6% rising
89 Turkmenistan 60,070 t 2023 up 30.6% rising
90 Finland 60,009 t 2023 down 5.9% flat
91 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 59,172 t 2018 up 3.5% flat
92 Senegal 58,654 t 2023 up 63.6% rising
93 Zambia 58,349 t 2023 up 16.4% rising
94 Norway 57,647 t 2023 up 9.1% rising
95 Slovakia 56,022 t 2023 up 38.4% rising
96 Congo 55,655 t 2023 up 153.4% rising
97 Panama 55,568 t 2023 up 39.3% rising
98 Croatia 54,656 t 2023 up 43.4% rising
99 Mozambique 54,302 t 2023 up 84.5% rising
100 Tajikistan 53,380 t 2023 up 132.1% rising
101 Libya 51,976 t 2023 up 53.9% rising
102 Costa Rica 50,066 t 2023 up 38.6% rising
103 Kuwait 49,648 t 2023 up 9.3% rising
104 Kyrgyzstan 45,379 t 2023 up 45.0% rising
105 El Salvador 45,254 t 2023 up 55.9% rising
106 Sri Lanka 43,743 t 2023 up 62.3% rising
107 Afghanistan 43,547 t 2023 down 28.5% falling
108 Cambodia 42,259 t 2023 up 51.1% rising
109 Lithuania 38,853 t 2023 down 1.7% flat
110 Nicaragua 38,570 t 2023 up 50.3% rising
111 Haiti 37,779 t 2023 up 30.4% rising
112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 37,474 t 2023 up 72.1% rising
113 Uruguay 35,576 t 2023 up 17.4% flat
114 Guinea 35,366 t 2023 up 79.4% rising
115 Lebanon 34,966 t 2023 up 13.0% rising
116 Qatar 34,305 t 2023 — flat
117 Niger 33,910 t 2023 up 17.2% rising
118 Oman 31,249 t 2023 down 10.3% rising
119 Jamaica 30,688 t 2023 up 9.5% rising
120 Mauritania 30,408 t 2023 up 52.6% rising
121 Paraguay 28,344 t 2023 down 18.5% rising
122 Madagascar 26,603 t 2023 up 3.4% flat
123 Gabon 25,971 t 2023 up 12.4% rising
124 Georgia 25,843 t 2023 up 41.6% rising
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25,468 t 2023 up 37.7% rising
126 Albania 25,186 t 2023 up 17.5% flat
127 Armenia 24,941 t 2023 up 19.0% rising
128 Latvia 22,803 t 2023 up 24.8% rising
129 Slovenia 19,855 t 2023 down 11.3% falling
130 Bahrain 19,335 t 2023 — falling
131 Botswana 18,078 t 2023 up 95.5% rising
132 Republic of Moldova 16,044 t 2023 down 26.0% falling
133 Trinidad and Tobago 15,912 t 2023 down 13.9% falling
134 Cyprus 15,167 t 2023 up 20.1% rising
135 Sierra Leone 14,946 t 2023 up 22.7% rising
136 North Macedonia 14,928 t 2023 up 21.8% rising
137 Rwanda 14,798 t 2023 down 1.2% rising
138 Mauritius 13,489 t 2023 up 22.8% rising
139 China, Macao SAR 13,401 t 2023 up 34.4% rising
140 Estonia 12,197 t 2023 up 16.9% rising
141 Namibia 11,890 t 2023 up 21.2% rising
142 Guyana 11,862 t 2023 up 112.8% rising
143 Liberia 11,222 t 2023 up 1.2% rising
144 Polynesia 10,774 t 2023 up 45.7% rising
145 Fiji 9,477 t 2023 up 106.8% rising
146 Montenegro 9,019 t 2023 up 20.8% rising
147 Gambia 8,493 t 2023 up 317.8% rising
148 Luxembourg 8,418 t 2023 up 10.0% rising
149 Timor-Leste 7,234 t 2023 up 10.7% rising
150 Bahamas 7,180 t 2023 up 13.4% rising
151 Lesotho 6,837 t 2023 up 33.0% falling
152 Iceland 6,050 t 2023 up 25.6% rising
153 Malta 5,795 t 2023 up 12.0% rising
154 Suriname 4,822 t 2023 up 8.2% rising
155 Guinea-Bissau 4,611 t 2023 up 6.1% rising
156 Belize 4,412 t 2023 up 78.6% rising
157 French Polynesia 4,312 t 2023 down 1.3% flat
158 Eswatini 4,174 t 2023 down 17.6% flat
159 New Caledonia 4,116 t 2023 up 21.6% rising
160 Comoros 3,759 t 2023 up 46.9% rising
161 Samoa 3,740 t 2023 up 23.5% rising
162 Cabo Verde 3,615 t 2023 up 39.3% rising
163 Barbados 3,355 t 2023 up 10.2% rising
164 Micronesia 3,318 t 2023 up 536.3% volatile
165 Djibouti 2,656 t 2023 up 4.0% rising
166 Tonga 2,587 t 2023 — flat
167 Saint Lucia 2,575 t 2023 up 1.5% falling
168 Maldives 2,470 t 2023 up 62.9% rising
169 Vanuatu 2,053 t 2023 up 31.4% rising
170 Solomon Islands 1,976 t 2023 up 70.8% rising
171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,890 t 2023 up 15.4% rising
172 Bhutan 1,881 t 2023 — rising
173 Grenada 1,486 t 2023 up 44.3% rising
174 Antigua and Barbuda 1,433 t 2023 up 19.2% rising
175 Seychelles 1,423 t 2023 up 69.9% rising
176 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,146 t 2023 — flat
177 Kiribati 956.83 t 2023 up 83.5% rising
178 Sao Tome and Principe 918.64 t 2023 up 100.5% rising
179 Marshall Islands 770.2 t 2023 — rising
180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 656.25 t 2023 up 1.5% flat
181 Nauru 204.61 t 2023 — falling
182 Tuvalu 135.8 t 2023 — falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Meat — Protein supply quantity (t)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

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.