What is meat supply per person in China?

Meat supply per person in China was 73.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 73.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 3.35 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does China rank for meat supply per person?

China ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in China

Name: Meat supply per person in China
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

China: Meat supply per person was 73.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

73.54 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 5.2%

World rank

58th

of 191 countries

All-time high

73.54 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

All-time low

3.35 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in China, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat supply per person in China is 73.54 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in China peaked at 73.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.35 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

China ranks 58th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	7.3 kilograms per year per capita	3.35 kilograms per year per capita	9.32 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	9.9 kilograms per year per capita	8.32 kilograms per year per capita	12.32 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	17.52 kilograms per year per capita	13.63 kilograms per year per capita	22.76 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	32.97 kilograms per year per capita	23.95 kilograms per year per capita	41.83 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	48.79 kilograms per year per capita	44.07 kilograms per year per capita	55.76 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	60.14 kilograms per year per capita	57.01 kilograms per year per capita	62.48 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	66.97 kilograms per year per capita	58.72 kilograms per year per capita	73.54 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near China

55 Barbados 76.25 kilograms per year per capita compare
56 Brunei 74.74 kilograms per year per capita compare
57 Austria 73.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
59 Romania 72.45 kilograms per year per capita compare
60 Malta 71.76 kilograms per year per capita compare
61 Netherlands 71.58 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More agriculture & rural data for China

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
Rural population 33.7% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in China?: Meat supply per person in China was 73.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 73.54 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 3.35 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does China rank for meat supply per person?: China ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.