Meat production in Canada

Meat production in Canada was 5,193,180 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 1.2% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 194 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes5,193,180

Change on 2023-1.2%

Rank14th of 194Countries ranked

Series high5,255,2422023

Series low1,478,4141961

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Meat production in Canada, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	5,193,180
2023	5,255,242
2022	5,240,009
2021	5,203,019
2020	5,142,476
2019	5,061,964
2018	4,909,555
2017	4,789,237
2016	4,605,733
2015	4,441,227
2014	4,350,312
2013	4,309,031
2012	4,310,854
2011	4,353,612
2010	4,440,630
2009	4,445,520
2008	4,536,970
2007	4,429,580
2006	4,438,880
2005	4,593,790
2004	4,597,690
2003	4,232,930
2002	4,301,177
2001	4,153,401
2000	4,000,324
1999	3,875,170
1998	3,581,160
1997	3,305,876
1996	3,174,413
1995	3,102,489
1994	3,018,011
1993	2,860,731
1992	2,880,873
1991	2,742,057
1990	2,795,873
1989	2,858,373
1988	2,858,264
1987	2,794,663
1986	2,780,283 Estimated
1985	2,758,909 Estimated
1984	2,627,137 Estimated
1983	2,620,003 Estimated
1982	2,590,517 Estimated
1981	2,585,861 Estimated
1980	2,556,403 Estimated
1979	2,398,638 Estimated
1978	2,308,202 Estimated
1977	2,271,982 Estimated
1976	2,280,741 Estimated
1975	2,173,379 Estimated
1974	2,205,364 Estimated
1973	2,160,113 Estimated
1972	2,147,777 Estimated
1971	2,160,088 Estimated
1970	2,071,878 Estimated
1969	1,893,437 Estimated
1968	1,931,294 Estimated
1967	1,897,711 Estimated
1966	1,802,087 Estimated
1965	1,766,198 Estimated
1964	1,688,163 Estimated
1963	1,545,859 Estimated
1962	1,488,155 Estimated
1961	1,478,414 Estimated

Rankings

Countries by meat production 201 places
EU countries by meat production 27 places

Definition

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.

How to cite

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.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Canada, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Canada, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/canada. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Canada, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/canada.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Canada, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/canada (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_meat_production_canada_2024,
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Canada, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/canada. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

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