Meat production
Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.
Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
Key facts
- Meat production in the World was 373,872,001 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Meat production in the United States was 47,793,756 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- China had the highest meat production of 194 countries in 2024, at 97,859,402 tonnes, and Nauru the lowest, at 79 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 202 places, with figures from 1961 to 2024.
Rankings
Countries by meat production, 2024
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- United Kingdom
- Peru
- Morocco
- Georgia
- French Polynesia
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest meat production? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"meat_production","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=meat_production&level=country