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Meat production in World

Meat production in the World was 373,872,001 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.9% from 2023.

2024, tonnes373,872,001
Change on 2023+1.9%
Series high373,872,0012024
Series low71,355,1331961

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Meat production in World, 1961 to 2024

0100M200M300M400M19611971198119912001201120241961: 71,355,133 tonnes1962: 74,647,838 tonnes1963: 78,823,748 tonnes1964: 80,407,485 tonnes1965: 84,458,134 tonnes1966: 88,121,972 tonnes1967: 92,260,991 tonnes1968: 95,201,270 tonnes1969: 96,971,763 tonnes1970: 100,659,640 tonnes1971: 104,822,860 tonnes1972: 107,769,762 tonnes1973: 108,533,140 tonnes1974: 114,030,511 tonnes1975: 115,811,313 tonnes1976: 118,719,951 tonnes1977: 122,631,553 tonnes1978: 127,517,620 tonnes1979: 132,754,013 tonnes1980: 136,760,484 tonnes1981: 139,386,039 tonnes1982: 140,687,806 tonnes1983: 145,349,580 tonnes1984: 149,489,244 tonnes1985: 154,547,977 tonnes1986: 159,185,871 tonnes1987: 164,926,050 tonnes1988: 171,125,156 tonnes1989: 173,711,402 tonnes1990: 179,524,253 tonnes1991: 182,974,838 tonnes1992: 186,880,779 tonnes1993: 191,262,489 tonnes1994: 197,926,143 tonnes1995: 207,513,782 tonnes1996: 205,336,029 tonnes1997: 214,537,815 tonnes1998: 223,065,217 tonnes1999: 229,588,530 tonnes2000: 231,933,451 tonnes2001: 235,988,078 tonnes2002: 242,935,162 tonnes2003: 248,299,822 tonnes2004: 254,004,103 tonnes2005: 257,799,945 tonnes2006: 263,879,224 tonnes2007: 269,937,578 tonnes2008: 278,747,305 tonnes2009: 284,529,855 tonnes2010: 292,323,093 tonnes2011: 297,200,686 tonnes2012: 305,746,284 tonnes2013: 312,973,100 tonnes2014: 320,749,791 tonnes2015: 326,539,491 tonnes2016: 329,310,309 tonnes2017: 335,610,859 tonnes2018: 340,929,017 tonnes2019: 337,181,045 tonnes2020: 338,123,534 tonnes2021: 352,434,479 tonnes2022: 359,722,878 tonnes2023: 366,735,400 tonnes2024: 373,872,001 tonnes0100M200M300M400M19611983200520241961: 71,355,133 tonnes1962: 74,647,838 tonnes1963: 78,823,748 tonnes1964: 80,407,485 tonnes1965: 84,458,134 tonnes1966: 88,121,972 tonnes1967: 92,260,991 tonnes1968: 95,201,270 tonnes1969: 96,971,763 tonnes1970: 100,659,640 tonnes1971: 104,822,860 tonnes1972: 107,769,762 tonnes1973: 108,533,140 tonnes1974: 114,030,511 tonnes1975: 115,811,313 tonnes1976: 118,719,951 tonnes1977: 122,631,553 tonnes1978: 127,517,620 tonnes1979: 132,754,013 tonnes1980: 136,760,484 tonnes1981: 139,386,039 tonnes1982: 140,687,806 tonnes1983: 145,349,580 tonnes1984: 149,489,244 tonnes1985: 154,547,977 tonnes1986: 159,185,871 tonnes1987: 164,926,050 tonnes1988: 171,125,156 tonnes1989: 173,711,402 tonnes1990: 179,524,253 tonnes1991: 182,974,838 tonnes1992: 186,880,779 tonnes1993: 191,262,489 tonnes1994: 197,926,143 tonnes1995: 207,513,782 tonnes1996: 205,336,029 tonnes1997: 214,537,815 tonnes1998: 223,065,217 tonnes1999: 229,588,530 tonnes2000: 231,933,451 tonnes2001: 235,988,078 tonnes2002: 242,935,162 tonnes2003: 248,299,822 tonnes2004: 254,004,103 tonnes2005: 257,799,945 tonnes2006: 263,879,224 tonnes2007: 269,937,578 tonnes2008: 278,747,305 tonnes2009: 284,529,855 tonnes2010: 292,323,093 tonnes2011: 297,200,686 tonnes2012: 305,746,284 tonnes2013: 312,973,100 tonnes2014: 320,749,791 tonnes2015: 326,539,491 tonnes2016: 329,310,309 tonnes2017: 335,610,859 tonnes2018: 340,929,017 tonnes2019: 337,181,045 tonnes2020: 338,123,534 tonnes2021: 352,434,479 tonnes2022: 359,722,878 tonnes2023: 366,735,400 tonnes2024: 373,872,001 tonnes
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
Periodtonnes
2024373,872,001
2023366,735,400
2022359,722,878
2021352,434,479
2020338,123,534
2019337,181,045
2018340,929,017
2017335,610,859
2016329,310,309
2015326,539,491
2014320,749,791
2013312,973,100
2012305,746,284
2011297,200,686
2010292,323,093
2009284,529,855
2008278,747,305
2007269,937,578
2006263,879,224
2005257,799,945
2004254,004,103
2003248,299,822
2002242,935,162
2001235,988,078
2000231,933,451
1999229,588,530
1998223,065,217
1997214,537,815
1996205,336,029
1995207,513,782
1994197,926,143
1993191,262,489
1992186,880,779
1991182,974,838
1990179,524,253 Estimated
1989173,711,402 Estimated
1988171,125,156 Estimated
1987164,926,050 Estimated
1986159,185,871 Estimated
1985154,547,977 Estimated
1984149,489,244 Estimated
1983145,349,580 Estimated
1982140,687,806 Estimated
1981139,386,039 Estimated
1980136,760,484 Estimated
1979132,754,013 Estimated
1978127,517,620 Estimated
1977122,631,553 Estimated
1976118,719,951 Estimated
1975115,811,313 Estimated
1974114,030,511 Estimated
1973108,533,140 Estimated
1972107,769,762 Estimated
1971104,822,860 Estimated
1970100,659,640 Estimated
196996,971,763 Estimated
196895,201,270 Estimated
196792,260,991 Estimated
196688,121,972 Estimated
196584,458,134 Estimated
196480,407,485 Estimated
196378,823,748 Estimated
196274,647,838 Estimated
196171,355,133 Estimated

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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.

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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, World, 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, World, 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/world. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, World, 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/world.

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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, World, 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/world (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, World, 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/world. 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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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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