World Meat, Total production: country ranking and trends
World Meat, Total ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)373.37M t2024
Countries194
#1China97.86M t
10-year change+16.4 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Meat, Total production reaches 373.37M t. China ranks first with 97.86M t, about 26.2 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +16.4 %.
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Which country produces the most Meat, Total?
China ranks #1 for 2024 with 97.86M t.
How is the world total for Meat, Total calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China | 97.86M t | 26.2 % |
| #2 | United States | 47.79M t | 12.8 % |
| #3 | Brazil | 29.64M t | 7.9 % |
| #4 | India | 13.21M t | 3.5 % |
| #5 | Russia | 12.87M t | 3.4 % |
| #6 | Mexico | 8.35M t | 2.2 % |
| #7 | Spain | 7.56M t | 2.0 % |
| #8 | Germany | 6.88M t | 1.8 % |
| #9 | Argentina | 6.43M t | 1.7 % |
| #10 | Pakistan | 5.85M t | 1.6 % |
| #11 | Vietnam | 5.60M t | 1.5 % |
| #12 | Australia | 5.58M t | 1.5 % |
| #13 | Poland | 5.46M t | 1.5 % |
| #14 | Canada | 5.19M t | 1.4 % |
| #15 | France | 5.18M t | 1.4 % |
| #16 | Indonesia | 5.11M t | 1.4 % |
| #17 | Turkey | 4.68M t | 1.3 % |
| #18 | Japan | 4.20M t | 1.1 % |
| #19 | United Kingdom | 4.17M t | 1.1 % |
| #20 | South Africa | 3.63M t | 1.0 % |
Production
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