List of countries by meat production

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Global meat production by region
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 358 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]

List[edit]

Countries and some territories by meat production.[1]

Rank Country Meat production
(in tonnes) 		Year
1  China 92,948,520 2022
2  United States 47,530,724 2022
3  Brazil 30,397,944 2022
4  Russia 12,244,950 2022
5  India 10,644,195 2022
6  Mexico 7,891,058 2022
7  Spain 7,562,136 2022
8  Germany 7,026,648 2022
9  Argentina 6,339,574 2022
10  Pakistan 5,248,574 2022
11  Canada 5,213,636 2022
12  France 5,106,484 2022
13  Poland 5,091,000 2022
14  Indonesia 4,985,907 2022
15  Vietnam 4,730,438 2022
16  Turkey 4,669,652 2022
17  Australia 4,471,332 2022
18  United Kingdom 4,220,672 2022
19  Japan 4,163,305 2022
20  South Africa 3,534,461 2022
21  Egypt 3,406,693 2022
22  Colombia 3,064,670 2022
23  Netherlands 2,999,508 2022
24  Thailand 2,961,210 2022
25  Philippines 2,907,638 2022
26  South Korea 2,727,070 2022
27  Iran 2,702,516 2022
28  Peru 2,256,424 2022
29  Ukraine 2,205,514 2022
30  Malaysia 1,912,610 2022
31  Denmark 1,882,619 2022
32  Belgium 1,724,323 2022
33  Nigeria 1,651,712 2022
34  Taiwan 1,585,565 2022
35  Chile 1,559,920 2022
36  New Zealand 1,456,140 2022
37  Saudi Arabia 1,388,790 2022
38  Uzbekistan 1,348,460 2022
39  Kazakhstan 1,240,976 2022
40  Belarus 1,220,493 2022
41  Ireland 1,184,998 2022
42  Morocco 1,173,980 2022
43  Myanmar 1,116,716 2022
44  Sudan 1,017,911 2022
45  Bolivia 998,284 2022
46  Venezuela 968,196 2022
47  Romania 965,262 2022
48  Hungary 960,509 2022
49  Ecuador 954,060 2022
50  Chad 922,437 2022
51  Zimbabwe 918,058 2022
52  Austria 874,227 2021
53  Israel 862,670 2022
54  Portugal 859,039 2022
55  Ethiopia 844,000 2022
56  Algeria 803,545 2022
57  Tanzania 798,138 2022
58  Uruguay 739,750 2022
59  Bangladesh 735,879 2022
60  Paraguay 666,553 2022
61  Guatemala 663,713 2022
62  Malawi 630,759 2022
63  Kenya 609,255 2022
64  Sweden 569,568 2022
65  Burkina Faso 564,302 2022
66  Mongolia 554,546 2022
67  Papua New Guinea 528,814 2022
68  Serbia 526,380 2022
69  Nepal 512,789 2022
70  Dominican Republic 501,743 2022
71  Switzerland 495,054 2022
72  Czech Republic 467,546 2019
73  Greece 459,087 2022
74  Uganda 454,417 2022
75  Yemen 436,244 2022
76  Cameroon 415,030 2022
77  Finland 403,712 2022
78  Tajikistan 377,983 2022
79  Tunisia 373,125 2022
80  Norway 372,784 2022
81  Angola 369,918 2022
82  Azerbaijan 368,323 2022
83  Turkmenistan 359,569 2022
84  Syria 342,504 2022
85  Senegal 338,927 2022
86  Honduras 333,851 2022
87  Panama 332,068 2022
88  North Korea 324,407 2022
89  Nicaragua 322,374 2022
90  Jordan 320,606 2022
91  Zambia 314,965 2022
92  Mozambique 311,080 2022
93  Costa Rica 310,487 2022
94  Ivory Coast 309,188 2022
95  Ghana 308,458 2022
96  Cuba 291,392 2022
97  Afghanistan 271,641 2022
98  Sri Lanka 260,288 2022
99  Kyrgyzstan 256,840 2022
100  Iraq 254,365 2022
101  Democratic Republic of the Congo 251,417 2022
102  South Sudan 246,185 2022
103  Croatia 231,050 2022
104  Bulgaria 221,739 2019
105  Lithuania 213,371 2021
106  Laos 211,602 2022
107  Niger 196,479 2022
108  Central African Republic 191,389 2022
109  Cambodia 189,963 2022
110  El Salvador 185,709 2022
111  Somalia 185,700 2022
112  Libya 183,581 2022
113  Lebanon 175,472 2022
114  Mali 174,869 2022
115  United Arab Emirates 174,344 2022
116  Madagascar 162,164 2022
117  Jamaica 154,067 2022
118  Slovenia 137,900 2022
119  Hong Kong 133,441 2022
120  Guinea 126,802 2022
121  Mauritania 126,701 2022
122  Kuwait 125,523 2022
123  Moldova 115,782 2022
124  Haiti 108,362 2022
125  Armenia 103,428 2022
126  Benin 102,526 2022
127  Latvia 92,230 2022
128  Oman 89,985 2022
129  Bosnia and Herzegovina 88,705 2022
130  Rwanda 84,521 2022
131  Albania 80,836 2022
132  Cyprus 79,222 2022
133  Estonia 75,380 2022
134  Singapore 74,759 2022
135  Georgia 74,539 2022
136  Togo 70,986 2022
137  Botswana 69,926 2022
138  Namibia 68,713 2022
139  Republic of the Congo 63,271 2022
140  Palestine 61,229 2022
141  Guyana 60,821 2022
142  Mauritius 59,176 2022
143  Trinidad and Tobago 54,410 2022
144  Fiji 53,917 2022
145  Sierra Leone 50,821 2022
146  Burundi 45,581 2022
147  Eritrea 42,664 2022
148  Puerto Rico 41,876 2022
149  Gabon 41,086 2022
150  Bahrain 36,639 2022
151  Liberia 36,146 2022
152  Brunei 34,219 2022
153  Iceland 33,700 2022
154  Qatar 33,364 2022
155  Timor-Leste 29,031 2022
156  Eswatini 26,065 2022
157  Guinea-Bissau 25,603 2022
158  Belize 24,940 2022
159  North Macedonia 23,842 2022
160  Luxembourg 22,740 2022
161  Barbados 18,620 2022
162  Suriname 17,224 2022
163  Djibouti 11,445 2022
164  Malta 9,948 2022
165  Montenegro 9,703 2022
166  Lesotho 9,155 2022
167  Macau 9,035 2022
168  Gambia 7,448 2022
169  New Caledonia 6,903 2022
170  Bahamas 6,526 2022
171  Vanuatu 5,356 2022
172  Lesotho 9,221 2021
173  Cape Verde 4,442 2022
174  Bhutan 4,240 2022
175  Solomon Islands 3,634 2022
176  Samoa 3,283 2022
177  Saint Lucia 3,114 2022
178  Tonga 2,440 2022
179  Seychelles 2,359 2022
180  Comoros 2,296 2022
181  Kiribati 2,073 2022
182  French Polynesia 1,656 2022
183  São Tomé and Príncipe 1,497 2022
184  Federated States of Micronesia 1,479 2022
185  Dominica 1,414 2022
186  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,063 2022
187  Grenada 1,018 2022
188  Maldives 855 2022
189  Faroe Islands 705 2022
190  Equatorial Guinea 649 2022
191  Cook Islands 424 2022
192  Saint Kitts and Nevis 234 2022
193  Antigua and Barbuda 212 2022
194  Tuvalu 190 2022
195  Niue 95 2022
196  Nauru 78 2022
197  Tokelau 51 2022
198  Antigua and Barbuda 148 2021
199  Saint Kitts and Nevis 146 2021
200  Niue 94 2021
201  Nauru 80 2021
202  Tokelau 63 2021
203  Vatican City 0 2021

World production[edit]

World production in tonnes.[1]
Year Production
1961 70,010,000
1962 72,230,000
1963 77,430,000
1964 79,000,000
1965 83,090,000
1966 86,740,000
1967 90,830,000
1968 93,720,000
1969 95,390,000
1970 99,070,000
Year Production
1971 103,200,000
1972 106,080,000
1973 106,820,000
1974 112,280,000
1975 114,050,000
1976 116,960,000
1977 120,880,000
1978 125,750,000
1979 130,920,000
1980 135,000,000
Year Production
1981 137,620,000
1982 138,970,000
1983 143,570,000
1984 147,680,000
1985 152,690,000
1986 157,430,000
1987 163,090,000
1988 169,260,000
1989 171,880,000
1990 177,800,000
Year Production
1991 181,580,000
1992 185,360,000
1993 189,740,000
1994 196,370,000
1995 205,800,000
1996 203,600,000
1997 212,860,000
1998 221,340,000
1999 227,850,000
2000 230,180,000
Year Production
2001 234,030,000
2002 240,890,000
2003 246,240,000
2004 251,890,000
2005 257,860,000
2006 263,690,000
2007 269,810,000
2008 278,590,000
2009 284,000,000
2010 291,470,000
Year Production
2011 296,290,000
2012 304,490,000
2013 311,040,000
2014 317,180,000
2015 323,850,000
2016 326,930,000
2017 333,090,000
2018 338,440,000
2019 335,520,000
2020 336,310,000
Year Production
2021 351,940,000
2022 358,110,000
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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 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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