# 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.

## 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.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `meat_production`
- Unit: tonnes
- Note: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/meat_production

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | tonnes | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 373,872,001 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |
| United States | 2024 | 47,793,756 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/meat-production/countries.md) (201 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/meat-production/eu-countries.md) (27 places)