Meat, Total — Production in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Meat, Total — Production was 1.57 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.57 million t
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.95 million t
in 1996
All-time low
235,402 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Total — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

China, Taiwan Province of recorded 1.57 million t for meat, total — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, total — production in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 1.95 million t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 235,402 t, in 1961.

That places China, Taiwan Province of 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Meat, Total — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Total — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 235,402 t
1962 237,386 t +0.8%
1963 268,803 t +13.2%
1964 284,921 t +6.0%
1965 306,698 t +7.6%
1966 341,559 t +11.4%
1967 392,349 t +14.9%
1968 408,766 t +4.2%
1969 434,177 t +6.2%
1970 481,869 t +11.0%
1971 497,300 t +3.2%
1972 532,953 t +7.2%
1973 606,495 t +13.8%
1974 575,680 t -5.1%
1975 525,294 t -8.8%
1976 655,946 t +24.9%
1977 766,481 t +16.9%
1978 794,167 t +3.6%
1979 916,957 t +15.5%
1980 852,708 t -7.0%
1981 877,290 t +2.9%
1982 913,915 t +4.2%
1983 1.02 million t +11.1%
1984 1.09 million t +7.3%
1985 1.18 million t +8.4%
1986 1.22 million t +3.6%
1987 1.34 million t +9.7%
1988 1.34 million t -0.3%
1989 1.39 million t +3.6%
1990 1.49 million t +7.5%
1991 1.61 million t +8.2%
1992 1.66 million t +3.2%
1993 1.73 million t +3.8%
1994 1.82 million t +5.2%
1995 1.85 million t +2.1%
1996 1.95 million t +5.2%
1997 1.78 million t -8.7%
1998 1.63 million t -8.5%
1999 1.56 million t -4.2%
2000 1.66 million t +6.2%
2001 1.67 million t +0.7%
2002 1.64 million t -1.6%
2003 1.59 million t -3.3%
2004 1.60 million t +0.8%
2005 1.58 million t -1.5%
2006 1.61 million t +2.2%
2007 1.58 million t -2.1%
2008 1.48 million t -5.8%
2009 1.49 million t +0.5%
2010 1.50 million t +0.6%
2011 1.55 million t +3.6%
2012 1.52 million t -2.3%
2013 1.47 million t -2.9%
2014 1.48 million t +0.3%
2015 1.46 million t -1.0%
2016 1.49 million t +2.1%
2017 1.47 million t -1.6%
2018 1.53 million t +4.3%
2019 1.56 million t +1.7%
2020 1.61 million t +3.3%
2021 1.62 million t +0.3%
2022 1.60 million t -0.7%
2023 1.55 million t -3.6%
2024 1.57 million t +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 323,340 t 235,402 t 434,177 t 9
1970s 635,314 t 481,869 t 916,957 t 10
1980s 1.12 million t 852,708 t 1.39 million t 10
1990s 1.71 million t 1.49 million t 1.95 million t 10
2000s 1.59 million t 1.48 million t 1.67 million t 10
2010s 1.51 million t 1.46 million t 1.56 million t 10
2020s 1.59 million t 1.55 million t 1.62 million t 5

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 33 Nigeria 1.68 million t compare
  2. 34 Uzbekistan 1.61 million t compare
  3. 35 Denmark 1.60 million t compare
  4. 37 Chile 1.56 million t compare
  5. 38 New Zealand 1.49 million t compare
  6. 39 Czechoslovakia 1.39 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, total — production in China, Taiwan Province of?
Meat, total — production in China, Taiwan Province of was 1.57 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, total — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 1.95 million t in 1996.
What is the lowest meat, total — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 235,402 t in 1961.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for meat, total — production?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, total — production rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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