Pig meat production in Canada
Canada: Pig meat production was 2.28 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.28 million tonnes
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.30 million tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
534,150 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pig meat production in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pig meat production in Canada is 2.28 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig meat production in Canada peaked at 2.30 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 534,150 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Canada 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pig meat production in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 534,150 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 539,120 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 537,200 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 580,390 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 551,130 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 555,940 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 654,440 tonnes | +17.7% |
| 1968 | 644,260 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 614,520 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 745,720 tonnes | +21.3% |
| 1971 | 813,150 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 787,080 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 763,364 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 767,201 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 654,655 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 643,187 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 647,734 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 741,444 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 889,285 tonnes | +19.9% |
| 1980 | 1.03 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 1.02 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.18 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.28 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.23 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 1.64 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.73 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.86 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.92 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.91 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.98 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.98 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.96 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.12 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.17 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.30 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.29 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.26 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.28 million tonnes | -0.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.28 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 77,630 tonnes, 29.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 579,017 tonnes | 534,150 tonnes | 654,440 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 745,282 tonnes | 643,187 tonnes | 889,285 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig meat production in Canada?
- Pig meat production in Canada was 2.28 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pig meat production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest pig meat production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 534,150 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for pig meat production?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig meat production rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pig meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes.