Meat, Total — Production in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Meat, Total — Production was 5.60 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.60 million t
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
5.65 million t
in 2023
All-time low
374,975 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Total — Production in Viet Nam, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 5.60 million t for meat, total — production in 2024.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, total — production in Viet Nam peaked at 5.65 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 374,975 t, in 1961.

That places Viet Nam 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Meat, Total — Production in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Total — Production in Viet Nam, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 374,975 t —
1962 388,045 t +3.5%
1963 405,080 t +4.4%
1964 405,074 t -0.0%
1965 425,588 t +5.1%
1966 437,325 t +2.8%
1967 451,175 t +3.2%
1968 445,390 t -1.3%
1969 435,697 t -2.2%
1970 431,104 t -1.1%
1971 438,246 t +1.7%
1972 458,642 t +4.7%
1973 461,668 t +0.7%
1974 447,848 t -3.0%
1975 411,660 t -8.1%
1976 417,748 t +1.5%
1977 426,629 t +2.1%
1978 445,600 t +4.4%
1979 469,258 t +5.3%
1980 495,205 t +5.5%
1981 623,212 t +25.8%
1982 696,032 t +11.7%
1983 792,748 t +13.9%
1984 830,583 t +4.8%
1985 860,963 t +3.7%
1986 907,495 t +5.4%
1987 995,058 t +9.6%
1988 991,995 t -0.3%
1989 1.05 million t +6.2%
1990 1.08 million t +2.4%
1991 774,232 t -28.2%
1992 843,897 t +9.0%
1993 902,277 t +6.9%
1994 969,507 t +7.5%
1995 1.00 million t +3.5%
1996 1.07 million t +6.8%
1997 1.22 million t +13.5%
1998 1.29 million t +5.8%
1999 1.38 million t +7.4%
2000 1.50 million t +8.1%
2001 1.59 million t +6.7%
2002 1.74 million t +8.8%
2003 1.88 million t +8.3%
2004 1.98 million t +5.4%
2005 2.20 million t +11.3%
2006 2.40 million t +8.8%
2007 2.48 million t +3.4%
2008 2.75 million t +11.0%
2009 2.97 million t +7.9%
2010 2.98 million t +0.3%
2011 3.10 million t +4.0%
2012 3.18 million t +2.5%
2013 3.27 million t +3.0%
2014 3.41 million t +4.1%
2015 3.93 million t +15.3%
2016 4.39 million t +11.7%
2017 4.56 million t +3.8%
2018 4.74 million t +3.9%
2019 4.48 million t -5.4%
2020 4.61 million t +2.7%
2021 4.98 million t +8.1%
2022 5.25 million t +5.4%
2023 5.65 million t +7.6%
2024 5.60 million t -0.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat, Total — Production in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 -28.2% 1.08 million t 774,232 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 418,705 t 374,975 t 451,175 t 9
1970s 440,840 t 411,660 t 469,258 t 10
1980s 824,725 t 495,205 t 1.05 million t 10
1990s 1.05 million t 774,232 t 1.38 million t 10
2000s 2.15 million t 1.50 million t 2.97 million t 10
2010s 3.80 million t 2.98 million t 4.74 million t 10
2020s 5.22 million t 4.61 million t 5.65 million t 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 1 China 99.58 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 97.86 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 29.64 million t compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 4.68 million t compare
  5. 4 USSR 18.50 million t compare
  6. 5 India 13.21 million t compare
  7. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.80 million t compare
  8. 6 Russian Federation 12.87 million t compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, total — production in Viet Nam?
Meat, total — production in Viet Nam was 5.60 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, total — production recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 5.65 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat, total — production recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 374,975 t in 1961.
How does Viet Nam rank for meat, total — production?
Viet Nam ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, total — production rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam 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.