Meat, Total — Production in China, Macao SAR

China, Macao SAR: Meat, Total — Production was 8,864 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8,864 t
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
164th
of 194 countries
All-time high
16,346 t
in 1997
All-time low
4,072 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Total — Production in China, Macao SAR, 1961–2024

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, meat, total — production in China, Macao SAR stood at 8,864 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, total — production in China, Macao SAR peaked at 16,346 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4,072 t, in 1961.

China, Macao SAR ranks 164th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat, Total — Production in China, Macao SAR, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Total — Production in China, Macao SAR, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 4,072 t —
1962 5,069 t +24.5%
1963 5,679 t +12.0%
1964 6,615 t +16.5%
1965 7,437 t +12.4%
1966 8,456 t +13.7%
1967 6,870 t -18.8%
1968 6,806 t -0.9%
1969 6,846 t +0.6%
1970 7,206 t +5.3%
1971 7,893 t +9.5%
1972 9,457 t +19.8%
1973 9,382 t -0.8%
1974 8,336 t -11.1%
1975 9,330 t +11.9%
1976 9,488 t +1.7%
1977 9,755 t +2.8%
1978 10,781 t +10.5%
1979 12,482 t +15.8%
1980 14,182 t +13.6%
1981 12,680 t -10.6%
1982 13,118 t +3.5%
1983 12,196 t -7.0%
1984 12,074 t -1.0%
1985 12,355 t +2.3%
1986 12,836 t +3.9%
1987 12,108 t -5.7%
1988 13,295 t +9.8%
1989 13,918 t +4.7%
1990 14,220 t +2.2%
1991 13,497 t -5.1%
1992 14,582 t +8.0%
1993 15,055 t +3.2%
1994 15,790 t +4.9%
1995 15,654 t -0.9%
1996 15,821 t +1.1%
1997 16,346 t +3.3%
1998 16,084 t -1.6%
1999 16,023 t -0.4%
2000 15,980 t -0.3%
2001 15,978 t -0.0%
2002 15,026 t -6.0%
2003 14,760 t -1.8%
2004 14,673 t -0.6%
2005 14,662 t -0.1%
2006 14,765 t +0.7%
2007 15,076 t +2.1%
2008 12,122 t -19.6%
2009 11,902 t -1.8%
2010 11,680 t -1.9%
2011 12,555 t +7.5%
2012 12,854 t +2.4%
2013 12,870 t +0.1%
2014 12,419 t -3.5%
2015 11,613 t -6.5%
2016 11,038 t -5.0%
2017 10,519 t -4.7%
2018 9,954 t -5.4%
2019 9,174 t -7.8%
2020 9,107 t -0.7%
2021 9,137 t +0.3%
2022 9,037 t -1.1%
2023 8,965 t -0.8%
2024 8,864 t -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,428 t 4,072 t 8,456 t 9
1970s 9,411 t 7,206 t 12,482 t 10
1980s 12,876 t 12,074 t 14,182 t 10
1990s 15,307 t 13,497 t 16,346 t 10
2000s 14,495 t 11,902 t 15,980 t 10
2010s 11,468 t 9,174 t 12,870 t 10
2020s 9,022 t 8,864 t 9,137 t 5

Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR

  1. 161 Suriname 12,565 t compare
  2. 162 Djibouti 11,738 t compare
  3. 163 Malta 10,438 t compare
  4. 165 Lesotho 8,837 t compare
  5. 166 Gambia 8,278 t compare
  6. 167 New Caledonia 6,852 t compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, total — production in China, Macao SAR?
Meat, total — production in China, Macao SAR was 8,864 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, total — production recorded in China, Macao SAR?
The highest recorded value was 16,346 t in 1997.
What is the lowest meat, total — production recorded in China, Macao SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 4,072 t in 1961.
How does China, Macao SAR rank for meat, total — production?
China, Macao SAR ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, total — production rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Macao SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 14,172 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.