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 quadrupled since 1961, reaching around 357 million tonnes in 2021.[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

Countries and some territories by meat production.[1]

Rank Country Meat production
(in tonnes)		 Year
1  China 90,737,304 2021
2  United States 48,876,684 2021
3  Brazil 29,497,016 2021
4  Russia 11,346,122 2021
5  India 10,888,240 2021
6  Mexico 7,692,412 2021
7  Spain 7,649,473 2021
8  Germany 7,632,081 2021
9  Argentina 6,152,519 2021
10  France 5,363,326 2021
11  Canada 5,335,358 2021
12  Poland 5,076,195 2021
13  Pakistan 4,983,083 2021
14  Indonesia 4,790,545 2021
15  Vietnam 4,689,921 2021
16  Australia 4,383,355 2021
17  Turkey 4,255,976 2021
18  Japan 4,238,442 2021
19  United Kingdom 4,182,086 2021
20  Italy 3,690,036 2019
21  South Africa 3,508,060 2021
22  Netherlands 3,037,072 2021
23  Egypt 3,007,820 2021
24  Colombia 2,932,011 2021
25  Thailand 2,929,310 2021
26  Philippines 2,787,635 2021
27  South Korea 2,733,404 2021
28  Iran 2,621,062 2021
29  Ukraine 2,439,081 2021
30  Peru 2,197,571 2021
31  Denmark 2,011,712 2021
32  Malaysia 1,889,289 2021
33  Belgium 1,844,274 2021
34  Taiwan 1,703,423 2021
35  Chile 1,575,171 2021
36  New Zealand 1,502,865 2021
37  Nigeria 1,472,987 2021
38  Uzbekistan 1,310,144 2021
39  Belarus 1,253,648 2021
40  Kazakhstan 1,231,038 2021
41  Morocco 1,209,709 2021
42  Saudi Arabia 1,202,137 2021
43  Ireland 1,159,033 2021
44  Myanmar 1,116,440 2021
45  Hungary 1,056,929 2021
46  Sudan 1,003,776 2021
47  Zimbabwe 997,907 2021
48  Romania 983,450 2021
49  Bolivia 966,758 2021
50  Venezuela 951,385 2021
51  Ethiopia 933,124 2021
52  Ecuador 910,273 2021
53  Austria 871,833 2020
54  Chad 861,417 2021
55  Portugal 859,339 2021
56  Israel 828,443 2021
57  Algeria 781,518 2021
58  Tanzania 765,856 2021
59  Burkina Faso 735,915 2021
60  Bangladesh 734,114 2021
61  Uruguay 701,710 2021
62  Paraguay 674,135 2021
63  Guatemala 619,464 2021
64  Sweden 581,060 2021
65  Kenya 559,727 2021
66  Turkmenistan 527,590 2021
67  Serbia 524,071 2021
68    Nepal 520,742 2021
69  Papua New Guinea 517,853 2021
70  Malawi 513,842 2021
71   Switzerland 491,981 2021
72  Dominican Republic 487,198 2021
73  Czech Republic 467,561 2019
74  Uganda 460,203 2021
75  Mongolia 441,277 2021
76  Greece 435,653 2021
77  Yemen 434,631 2021
78  Finland 410,998 2021
79  Norway 370,916 2021
80  Tunisia 369,589 2021
81  Azerbaijan 357,572 2021
82  Panama 352,874 2021
83  Syria 349,446 2021
84  Zambia 344,424 2021
85  Nicaragua 326,971 2021
86  Tajikistan 326,813 2021
87  Ivory Coast 326,734 2021
88  North Korea 320,414 2021
89  Angola 319,788 2021
90  Senegal 318,448 2021
91  Cameroon 312,180 2021
92  Afghanistan 312,155 2021
93  Costa Rica 306,944 2021
94  Ghana 306,298 2021
95  Honduras 304,754 2021
96  Jordan 288,571 2021
97  Mozambique 287,093 2021
98  Sri Lanka 261,758 2021
99  Democratic Republic of the Congo 254,825 2021
100  South Sudan 254,377 2021
101  Croatia 242,419 2021
102  Kyrgyzstan 240,594 2021
103  Cuba 235,008 2021
104  Iraq 223,716 2021
105  Bulgaria 221,738 2019
106  Lithuania 213,369 2021
107  Laos 208,881 2021
108  Niger 200,235 2021
109  Cambodia 194,643 2021
110  Central African Republic 190,613 2021
111  United Arab Emirates 181,535 2021
112  Libya 180,667 2021
113  Somalia 180,046 2021
114  Mali 170,481 2021
115  Lebanon 167,792 2021
116  Hong Kong 166,062 2021
117  Guinea 158,531 2021
118  El Salvador 156,711 2021
119  Madagascar 155,368 2021
120  Slovakia 152,396 2018
121  Slovenia 141,812 2021
122  Jamaica 139,464 2021
123  Kuwait 122,304 2021
124  Mauritania 118,986 2021
125  Singapore 116,121 2021
126  Moldova 112,282 2021
127  Haiti 108,415 2021
128  Rwanda 103,592 2021
129  Armenia 95,500 2021
130  Latvia 90,929 2021
131  Oman 89,582 2021
132  Bosnia and Herzegovina 85,974 2021
133  Benin 84,567 2021
134  Cyprus 82,079 2021
135  Albania 78,666 2021
136  Estonia 77,750 2021
137  Botswana 73,510 2021
138  Namibia 73,122 2021
139  Georgia 72,569 2021
140  Palestine 72,087 2021
141  Republic of the Congo 64,399 2021
142  Togo 63,524 2021
143  Guyana 52,689 2021
144  Mauritius 52,262 2021
145  Trinidad and Tobago 50,788 2021
146  Sierra Leone 50,765 2021
147  Qatar 47,880 2021
148  Burundi 43,123 2021
149  Puerto Rico 42,244 2021
150  Eritrea 41,751 2021
151  Gabon 40,954 2021
152  Liberia 37,789 2021
153  Brunei 35,963 2021
154  Fiji 34,645 2021
155  Bahrain 34,434 2021
156  Iceland 34,322 2021
157  Guinea-Bissau 26,883 2021
158  Eswatini 26,342 2021
159  North Macedonia 24,584 2021
160  Timor-Leste 23,751 2021
161  Luxembourg 23,222 2021
162  Belize 22,945 2021
163  Suriname 17,098 2021
164  Barbados 16,371 2021
165  Montenegro 12,655 2021
166  Djibouti 11,378 2021
167  Malta 10,064 2021
168  Lesotho 9,221 2021
169  Gambia 9,220 2021
170  Macau 9,153 2021
171  New Caledonia 6,996 2021
172  Bahamas 6,702 2021
173  Vanuatu 6,256 2021
174  Cape Verde 5,091 2021
175  Bhutan 4,268 2021
176  Solomon Islands 3,659 2021
177  Samoa 3,292 2021
178  Saint Lucia 2,742 2021
179  Tonga 2,463 2021
180  Comoros 2,270 2021
181  Kiribati 2,028 2021
182  French Polynesia 1,754 2021
183  Federated States of Micronesia 1,521 2021
184  São Tomé and Príncipe 1,496 2021
185  Dominica 1,423 2021
186  Grenada 1,179 2021
187  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,179 2021
188  Seychelles 866 2021
189  Maldives 861 2021
190  Faroe Islands 683 2021
191  Equatorial Guinea 645 2021
192  Cook Islands 428 2021
193  Tuvalu 192 2021
194  Antigua and Barbuda 148 2021
195  Saint Kitts and Nevis 146 2021
196  Niue 94 2021
197  Nauru 80 2021
198  Tokelau 63 2021
199  Vatican City 0 2021

World production

World production in tonnes.[1]
Year Production
1961 71,357,080
1962 74,649,780
1963 78,825,730
1964 80,409,560
1965 84,460,264
1966 88,124,120
1967 92,263,096
1968 95,203,450
1969 96,973,920
1970 100,661,780
Year Production
1971 104,825,020
1972 107,771,880
1973 108,535,140
1974 114,032,456
1975 115,813,430
1976 118,697,976
1977 122,607,700
1978 127,494,380
1979 132,728,740
1980 136,731,420
Year Production
1981 139,357,070
1982 140,654,910
1983 145,306,960
1984 149,431,570
1985 154,486,450
1986 159,150,000
1987 164,883,460
1988 171,080,960
1989 173,661,630
1990 179,486,480
Year Production
1991 184,159,440
1992 188,054,660
1993 192,436,350
1994 199,110,050
1995 208,703,970
1996 206,534,530
1997 215,774,180
1998 224,318,180
1999 230,828,160
2000 233,187,710
Year Production
2001 236,989,820
2002 243,987,060
2003 249,395,620
2004 255,123,300
2005 261,196,580
2006 267,198,130
2007 273,436,930
2008 282,463,700
2009 287,961,860
2010 295,788,860
Year Production
2011 300,762,200
2012 308,843,650
2013 315,601,020
2014 321,787,200
2015 328,547,140
2016 331,254,400
2017 337,530,940
2018 343,167,870
2019 340,157,200
2020 343,225,150
Year Production
2021 357,391,870
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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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