Pig meat production in Canada
Canada: Pig meat production was 2.28 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 8th out of 179 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
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 8th out of 179 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.