Meat, Total — Production by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
255
Highest
99.58 million t
China
Lowest
78.52 t
Nauru
Median
246,847 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
16,353
What the numbers show
Meat, Total — Production is currently reported for 255 countries. The highest value is 99.58 million t in China; the lowest is 78.52 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 246,847 t, and the mean is 2.32 million t.
Over the past decade 189 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 366.2%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 67.8%).
Meat, Total — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 99.58 million t | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 99.58 million t | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 97.86 million t | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 29.64 million t | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 18.50 million t | 1991 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 6 | India | 13.21 million t | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 12.87 million t | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 12.87 million t | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 8.35 million t | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Spain | 7.56 million t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 7.07 million t | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 6.88 million t | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 6.43 million t | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 5.85 million t | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 5.60 million t | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 5.58 million t | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 5.46 million t | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 5.19 million t | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 19 | France | 5.18 million t | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 5.11 million t | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 4.68 million t | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 4.68 million t | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 4.20 million t | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.17 million t | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 3.63 million t | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 3.38 million t | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 3.38 million t | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 3.38 million t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 3.27 million t | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 3.16 million t | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 3.07 million t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 2.84 million t | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.80 million t | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.69 million t | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 2.39 million t | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 2.11 million t | 2024 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 37 | Malaysia | 1.85 million t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Belgium | 1.74 million t | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 39 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.69 million t | 1999 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 40 | Nigeria | 1.68 million t | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 1.61 million t | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 1.61 million t | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 1.60 million t | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 44 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.57 million t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 1.56 million t | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 46 | New Zealand | 1.49 million t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 47 | Czechoslovakia | 1.39 million t | 1992 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 1.33 million t | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 1.33 million t | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 50 | Yugoslav SFR | 1.32 million t | 1991 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 51 | Myanmar | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Morocco | 1.22 million t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 1.17 million t | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 1.17 million t | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 55 | Ireland | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.13 million t | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.10 million t | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 1.08 million t | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 59 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.08 million t | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Sudan (former) | 1.06 million t | 2011 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 61 | Algeria | 1.05 million t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Caribbean | 1.04 million t | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 1.04 million t | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 64 | Ecuador | 1.04 million t | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Chad | 1.03 million t | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 993,030 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 67 | Sudan | 973,482 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 948,764 t | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 912,484 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 912,484 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 889,814 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 72 | Israel | 860,051 t | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Serbia and Montenegro | 831,654 t | 2005 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 74 | Austria | 814,265 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 777,844 t | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 753,192 t | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 703,100 t | 2024 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Uruguay | 695,238 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 79 | Kenya | 656,460 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 80 | Uganda | 642,365 t | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Melanesia | 601,576 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 82 | Paraguay | 580,201 t | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 83 | Sweden | 570,910 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 84 | Ethiopia PDR | 559,202 t | 1992 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 555,538 t | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 552,048 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Serbia | 545,829 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 87 | Serbia | 545,829 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 531,162 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 90 | Switzerland | 480,607 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 475,908 t | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 92 | Yemen | 453,607 t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Yemen | 453,607 t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 452,315 t | 2024 | up 366.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 452,315 t | 2024 | up 366.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Nepal | 447,767 t | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 441,064 t | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 97 | Côte d'Ivoire | 441,064 t | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 99 | Greece | 429,399 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 100 | Cameroon | 418,231 t | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Syria | 418,050 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Syrian Arab Republic | 418,050 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 397,311 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 393,734 t | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 105 | Jordan | 382,910 t | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 378,314 t | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 107 | Tunisia | 376,758 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Zambia | 369,605 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 367,361 t | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 367,361 t | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 111 | Norway | 364,440 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 112 | Angola | 360,123 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 344,589 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 114 | Senegal | 341,094 t | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 332,400 t | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Mozambique | 323,757 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Mozambique | 323,757 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Ghana | 323,365 t | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 302,665 t | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Honduras | 302,166 t | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Panama | 301,415 t | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 291,946 t | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Iraq | 286,984 t | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 258,625 t | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 258,625 t | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 256,277 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia | 246,847 t | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia | 246,847 t | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 237,063 t | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 234,092 t | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 234,092 t | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 132 | Laos | 231,256 t | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 231,256 t | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 134 | South Sudan | 230,430 t | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 134 | South Sudan | 230,430 t | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 136 | Lithuania | 200,638 t | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 137 | Niger | 193,878 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 138 | Cambodia | 192,858 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | 191,558 t | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 140 | El Salvador | 191,383 t | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 191,151 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Lebanon | 184,744 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Libya | 184,576 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 144 | Somalia | 180,334 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 145 | Mali | 177,136 t | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 146 | Madagascar | 161,610 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 146 | Madagascar | 161,610 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 148 | Jamaica | 159,369 t | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Slovakia | 159,110 t | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 149 | Slovakia | 159,110 t | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 151 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 140,991 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 152 | Slovenia | 134,638 t | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 153 | Mauritania | 134,116 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 153 | Mauritania | 134,116 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 155 | Guinea | 132,562 t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Benin | 128,504 t | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 157 | Kuwait | 117,908 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Haiti | 108,360 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 159 | Armenia | 105,515 t | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 159 | Armenia | 105,515 t | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 161 | Botswana | 101,747 t | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 162 | Cuba | 101,472 t | 2024 | down 67.8% | rising |
| 163 | Rwanda | 99,076 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Oman | 92,976 t | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92,890 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 166 | Latvia | 90,662 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 167 | Georgia | 88,812 t | 2024 | up 50.1% | falling |
| 168 | Guyana | 87,418 t | 2024 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Togo | 81,199 t | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Namibia | 78,955 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 171 | Republic of Moldova | 78,232 t | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 172 | Cyprus | 73,884 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 173 | Estonia | 71,782 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 174 | Albania | 66,669 t | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 175 | Palestine | 63,178 t | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 176 | Congo | 62,068 t | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Congo | 62,068 t | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Singapore | 56,511 t | 2024 | down 50.8% | flat |
| 179 | Mauritius | 54,741 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Fiji | 54,529 t | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Fiji | 54,529 t | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49,512 t | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 48,716 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Burundi | 47,876 t | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 185 | Eritrea | 43,426 t | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 185 | Eritrea | 43,426 t | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 187 | Gabon | 41,673 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 188 | Bahrain | 38,364 t | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Bahrain | 38,364 t | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Réunion | 36,254 t | 2006 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Puerto Rico | 35,721 t | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 192 | Liberia | 34,692 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 193 | Iceland | 34,130 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 194 | Qatar | 33,814 t | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Timor-Leste | 30,785 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 196 | Brunei | 30,581 t | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Brunei Darussalam | 30,581 t | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Belize | 28,602 t | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 26,995 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 200 | Eswatini | 26,283 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 200 | Eswatini | 26,283 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 202 | North Macedonia | 21,430 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 202 | North Macedonia | 21,430 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 204 | Luxembourg | 19,809 t | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 205 | Barbados | 16,145 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 206 | Montenegro | 15,218 t | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 207 | Suriname | 12,565 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 208 | Djibouti | 11,738 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 209 | Malta | 10,438 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 210 | China, Macao SAR | 8,864 t | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 211 | Lesotho | 8,837 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 211 | Lesotho | 8,837 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 213 | Gambia | 8,278 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 213 | Gambia | 8,278 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 215 | Polynesia | 8,046 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 216 | New Caledonia | 6,852 t | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 217 | Bahamas | 6,480 t | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 217 | Bahamas | 6,480 t | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 219 | Guadeloupe | 5,610 t | 2006 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 220 | Vanuatu | 5,406 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 221 | Cape Verde | 4,615 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 221 | Cabo Verde | 4,615 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 223 | Bhutan | 4,553 t | 2024 | up 92.6% | falling |
| 224 | Martinique | 4,074 t | 2006 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 225 | Micronesia | 3,803 t | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 226 | Solomon Islands | 3,627 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 227 | Samoa | 3,059 t | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 228 | Saint Lucia | 3,005 t | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 228 | Saint Lucia | 3,005 t | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 230 | Tonga | 2,467 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 231 | Comoros | 2,293 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 231 | Comoros | 2,293 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 233 | Kiribati | 2,242 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 234 | French Polynesia | 1,801 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 235 | Grenada | 1,781 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 236 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,725 t | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 236 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,725 t | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 238 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,482 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 239 | Seychelles | 1,461 t | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 240 | Dominica | 1,405 t | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 241 | French Guiana | 1,159 t | 2006 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 242 | Maldives | 865.7 t | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 243 | Faroe Islands | 708.46 t | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 244 | Equatorial Guinea | 655.58 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 244 | Equatorial Guinea | 655.58 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 246 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 499 t | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 246 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 499 t | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 248 | Cook Islands | 375.31 t | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 249 | Tuvalu | 191.62 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 250 | Antigua and Barbuda | 138.47 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 251 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 136.51 t | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 251 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 136.51 t | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 253 | Niue | 96.77 t | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 254 | Nauru | 78.52 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 254 | Nauru | 78.52 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 373.87 million t
- Asia 165.05 million t
- Americas 112.44 million t
- Eastern Asia 107.34 million t
- Europe 64.54 million t
- Northern America 52.99 million t
- South America 47.83 million t
- United States of America 47.79 million t
- European Union (27) 42.45 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 31.40 million t
- Eastern Europe 24.69 million t
- Africa 24.16 million t
- Southern Asia 23.62 million t
- South-eastern Asia 20.70 million t
- Western Europe 17.80 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 15.51 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 13.70 million t
- Southern Europe 13.39 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 13.23 million t
- Central America 10.58 million t
- Western Asia 9.50 million t
- Northern Europe 8.67 million t
- Oceania 7.68 million t
- Northern Africa 7.19 million t
- Eastern Africa 6.47 million t
- Western Africa 4.31 million t
- Central Asia 3.89 million t
- Southern Africa 3.84 million t
- Middle Africa 2.36 million t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1.96 million t
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.