List of countries by meat production

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Meat supply per person

The following article lists the world's largest producers of meat. Global meat production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, meat production has more than quintupled since 1961, reaching around 361 million tonnes in 2022. [1] The most popular meat globally is poultry, followed by pork, beef and mutton. Over 90 billion animals are slaughtered each year for meat. [2]

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List

Countries and some territories by meat production. [1]

RankCountryMeat production
(in tonnes)		Year
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 92,948,5202022
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 47,530,7242022
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 30,397,9442022
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 12,244,9502022
5Flag of India.svg  India 10,644,1952022
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7,891,0582022
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7,562,1362022
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7,026,6482022
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6,339,5742022
10Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5,248,5742022
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5,213,6362022
12Flag of France.svg  France 5,106,4842022
13Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5,091,0002022
14Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4,985,9072022
15Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 4,730,4382022
16Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4,669,6522022
17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4,471,3322022
18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4,220,6722022
19Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4,163,3052022
20Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3,534,4612022
21Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3,406,6932022
22Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3,064,6702022
23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2,999,5082022
24Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2,961,2102022
25Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2,907,6382022
26Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2,727,0702022
27Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2,702,5162022
28Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2,256,4242022
29Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2,205,5142022
30Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 1,912,6102022
31Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,882,6192022
32Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1,724,3232022
33Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,651,7122022
34Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 1,585,5652022
35Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1,559,9202022
36Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1,456,1402022
37Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1,388,7902022
38Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1,348,4602022
39Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1,240,9762022
40Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1,220,4932022
41Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1,184,9982022
42Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1,173,9802022
43Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1,116,7162022
44Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1,017,9112022
45Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 998,2842022
46Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 968,1962022
47Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 965,2622022
48Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 960,5092022
49Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 954,0602022
50Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 922,4372022
51Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 918,0582022
52Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 874,2272021
53Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 862,6702022
54Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 859,0392022
55Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 844,0002022
56Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 803,5452022
57Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 798,1382022
58Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 739,7502022
59Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 735,8792022
60Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 666,5532022
61Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 663,7132022
62Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 630,7592022
63Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 609,2552022
64Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 569,5682022
65Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 564,3022022
66Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 554,5462022
67Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 528,8142022
68Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 526,3802022
69Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 512,7892022
70Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 501,7432022
71Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 495,0542022
72Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 467,5462019
73Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 459,0872022
74Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 454,4172022
75Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 436,2442022
76Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 415,0302022
77Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 403,7122022
78Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 377,9832022
79Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 373,1252022
80Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 372,7842022
81Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 369,9182022
82Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 368,3232022
83Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 359,5692022
84Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 342,5042022
85Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 338,9272022
86Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg  Honduras 333,8512022
87Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 332,0682022
88Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 324,4072022
89Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 322,3742022
90Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 320,6062022
91Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 314,9652022
92Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 311,0802022
93Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310,4872022
94Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 309,1882022
95Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 308,4582022
96Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 291,3922022
97Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 271,6412022
98Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 260,2882022
99Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 256,8402022
100Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 254,3652022
101Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 251,4172022
102Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 246,1852022
103Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 231,0502022
104Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 221,7392019
105Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 213,3712021
106Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 211,6022022
107Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 196,4792022
108Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 191,3892022
109Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 189,9632022
110Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 185,7092022
111Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 185,7002022
112Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 183,5812022
113Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 175,4722022
114Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 174,8692022
115Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 174,3442022
116Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 162,1642022
117Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 154,0672022
118Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 137,9002022
119Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 133,4412022
120Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 126,8022022
121Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 126,7012022
122Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 125,5232022
123Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 115,7822022
124Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 108,3622022
125Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 103,4282022
126Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 102,5262022
127Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 92,2302022
128Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 89,9852022
129Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 88,7052022
130Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 84,5212022
131Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 80,8362022
132Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 79,2222022
133Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 75,3802022
134Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 74,7592022
135Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 74,5392022
136Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 70,9862022
137Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 69,9262022
138Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 68,7132022
139Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 63,2712022
140Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 61,2292022
141Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 60,8212022
142Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 59,1762022
143Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 54,4102022
144Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 53,9172022
145Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 50,8212022
146Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 45,5812022
147Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 42,6642022
148Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 41,8762022
149Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 41,0862022
150Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 36,6392022
151Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 36,1462022
152Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 34,2192022
153Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 33,7002022
154Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 33,3642022
155Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 29,0312022
156Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 26,0652022
157Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 25,6032022
158Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 24,9402022
159Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 23,8422022
160Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 22,7402022
161Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 18,6202022
162Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 17,2242022
163Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 11,4452022
164Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 9,9482022
165Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 9,7032022
166Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 9,1552022
167Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 9,0352022
168Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 7,4482022
169Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 6,9032022
170Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 6,5262022
171Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 5,3562022
172Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 9,2212021
173Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 4,4422022
174Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 4,2402022
175Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3,6342022
176Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3,2832022
177Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 3,1142022
178Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2,4402022
179Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2,3592022
180Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 2,2962022
181Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 2,0732022
182Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 1,6562022
183Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 1,4972022
184Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 1,4792022
185Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 1,4142022
186Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,0632022
187Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1,0182022
188Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 8552022
189Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 7052022
190Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 6492022
191Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 4242022
192Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2342022
193Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2122022
194Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 1902022
195Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 952022
196Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 782022
197Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau 512022
198Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1482021
199Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1462021
200Flag of Niue.svg Niue 942021
201Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 802021
202Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau 632021
203Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City 02021

World production

World production in tonnes. [1]
YearProduction
196171,355,140
196274,647,840
196378,823,750
196480,407,490
196584,458,136
196688,121,970
196792,260,990
196895,201,270
196996,971,760
1970100,659,640
YearProduction
1971104,822,860
1972107,769,760
1973108,533,140
1974114,030,510
1975115,811,310
1976118,719,950
1977122,631,550
1978127,517,624
1979132,754,020
1980136,760,480
YearProduction
1981139,386,030
1982140,687,800
1983145,349,580
1984149,489,250
1985154,547,980
1986159,185,870
1987164,926,050
1988171,125,150
1989173,711,410
1990179,524,260
YearProduction
1991183,025,100
1992186,893,460
1993191,271,680
1994197,929,380
1995207,511,600
1996205,325,090
1997214,549,010
1998223,077,060
1999229,570,600
2000231,911,820
YearProduction
2001235,966,460
2002242,955,220
2003248,348,180
2004254,070,850
2005260,125,040
2006266,088,860
2007272,305,400
2008281,270,850
2009286,807,300
2010294,415,650
YearProduction
2011299,366,560
2012307,532,300
2013314,169,950
2014320,344,860
2015327,079,650
2016329,870,370
2017335,797,920
2018341,013,630
2019338,109,200
2020338,912,200
YearProduction
2021354,536,580
2022360,617,700
2023
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2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritchie, Hannah; Rosado, Pablo; Roser, Max (2017-08-25). "Meat and Dairy Production". Our World in Data.
  2. ↑ "More animals than ever before—92.2 billion—are used and killed each year for food". A Humane World. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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