Meat production in China
Meat production in China was 97,859,402 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 194 countries in 2024.
Meat production in China, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97,859,402 Estimated |
| 2023 | 97,656,568 Estimated |
| 2022 | 93,589,256 Estimated |
| 2021 | 90,115,713 Estimated |
| 2020 | 77,741,826 Estimated |
| 2019 | 77,780,484 Estimated |
| 2018 | 86,423,326 Estimated |
| 2017 | 85,781,208 Estimated |
| 2016 | 85,379,290 Estimated |
| 2015 | 86,970,736 Estimated |
| 2014 | 86,353,639 Estimated |
| 2013 | 84,820,244 Estimated |
| 2012 | 83,507,240 Estimated |
| 2011 | 79,429,740 Estimated |
| 2010 | 79,209,140 Estimated |
| 2009 | 76,625,820 Estimated |
| 2008 | 73,083,240 Estimated |
| 2007 | 68,916,400 Estimated |
| 2006 | 71,041,856 Estimated |
| 2005 | 69,388,750 Estimated |
| 2004 | 66,081,925 Estimated |
| 2003 | 64,425,493 Estimated |
| 2002 | 62,335,945 |
| 2001 | 61,044,559 |
| 2000 | 60,132,364 Estimated |
| 1999 | 59,418,700 |
| 1998 | 56,790,440 |
| 1997 | 52,233,240 |
| 1996 | 45,510,060 |
| 1995 | 49,918,700 |
| 1994 | 43,056,578 |
| 1993 | 38,390,330 |
| 1992 | 34,376,430 |
| 1991 | 31,402,840 |
| 1990 | 28,105,360 Estimated |
| 1989 | 26,193,020 Estimated |
| 1988 | 24,815,390 Estimated |
| 1987 | 22,376,708 Estimated |
| 1986 | 20,535,160 Estimated |
| 1985 | 19,443,560 Estimated |
| 1984 | 17,199,440 Estimated |
| 1983 | 15,767,780 Estimated |
| 1982 | 15,214,680 Estimated |
| 1981 | 14,258,440 Estimated |
| 1980 | 13,648,180 Estimated |
| 1979 | 12,163,280 Estimated |
| 1978 | 10,048,400 Estimated |
| 1977 | 9,215,060 Estimated |
| 1976 | 9,161,520 Estimated |
| 1975 | 9,237,020 Estimated |
| 1974 | 8,956,240 Estimated |
| 1973 | 8,930,200 Estimated |
| 1972 | 8,844,860 Estimated |
| 1971 | 8,001,340 Estimated |
| 1970 | 6,991,520 Estimated |
| 1969 | 7,025,940 Estimated |
| 1968 | 7,176,260 Estimated |
| 1967 | 7,241,800 Estimated |
| 1966 | 6,884,840 Estimated |
| 1965 | 6,364,840 Estimated |
| 1964 | 5,544,260 Estimated |
| 1963 | 4,281,190 Estimated |
| 1962 | 2,684,960 Estimated |
| 1961 | 2,221,940 Estimated |
Rankings
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.Citation styles
APA 7
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, China, 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
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, China, 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/china. 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, China, 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/china.
Harvard
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, China, 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/china (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_meat_production_china_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, China, 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/china. 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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