Based on a comparison of 168 countries in 2022, USA ranked the highest in cattle meat production with 12,890 kt followed by Brazil and China. On the other end of the scale was Seychelles with 0.017 kt, Bahamas with 0.018 kt and Singapore with 0.035 kt.
Total cattle meat production reached 69,346 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.68 % more than in the previous year and 10.5 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total cattle meat production reached an all time high of 69,346 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 27,682 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.52 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, USA, accounted for 18.6 % of cattle meat production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 43.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 66.9 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Cattle Meat Production indicator page.
Cattle Meat Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Argentina | kt | 2,644 | 2,845 | 3,066 | 3,136 | 3,168 | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | kt | 2,316 | 2,069 | 2,309 | 2,432 | 2,125 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 9,284 | 9,550 | 9,900 | 10,200 | 9,975 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | kt | 1,112 | 1,203 | 1,266 | 1,309 | 1,296 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 5,552 | 5,712 | 5,797 | 6,673 | 6,725 | ||||||||||||||||
France | kt | 1,466 | 1,433 | 1,460 | 1,428 | 1,435 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | kt | 1,155 | 1,137 | 1,109 | 1,107 | 1,092 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 4,170 | 4,230 | 4,240 | 4,270 | 3,760 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Mexico | kt | 1,879 | 1,927 | 1,981 | 2,028 | 2,081 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | kt | 1,017 | 1,055 | 1,095 | 1,136 | 1,179 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kt | 1,589 | 1,569 | 1,608 | 1,625 | 1,634 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | kt | 1,090 | 1,014 | 1,003 | 1,037 | 1,041 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 956 | 1,094 | 1,281 | 1,330 | 1,341 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 11,507 | 11,943 | 12,256 | 12,385 | 12,389 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | kt | 880 | 835 | 1,061 | 949 | 965 |