Based on a comparison of 46 countries in 2022, Papua New Guinea ranked the highest in game meat production with 436,718 tonnes followed by USA and Nigeria. On the other end of the scale was Senegal with 60.5 tonnes, Uruguay with 441 tonnes and Tunisia with 531 tonnes.
Total game meat production reached 2,032,707 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.03 % more than in the previous year and 2.80 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total game meat production reached an all time high of 2,062,986 tonnes in 2017 and an all time low of 838,297 tonnes in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.45 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Papua New Guinea, accounted for 21.5 % of game meat production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 43.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 73.3 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Game Meat Production indicator page.
| Game 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 | tonnes | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,438 | 50,976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | tonnes | 73,811 | 75,102 | 76,384 | 75,146 | 76,474 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | tonnes | 42,001 | 43,970 | 44,915 | 45,442 | 45,662 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | tonnes | 89,744 | 90,087 | 90,387 | 89,960 | 90,060 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | tonnes | 89,870 | 91,505 | 93,054 | 91,571 | 92,482 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | tonnes | 72,697 | 74,129 | 74,578 | 75,224 | 75,162 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | tonnes | 150,060 | 151,665 | 153,264 | 155,552 | 157,307 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | tonnes | 28,800 | 30,101 | 30,475 | 30,508 | 30,905 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | tonnes | 51,437 | 52,304 | 53,176 | 52,308 | 53,176 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | tonnes | 169,201 | 169,843 | 170,576 | 176,762 | 176,351 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | tonnes | 411,939 | 416,194 | 421,583 | 417,909 | 423,910 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | tonnes | 46,319 | 49,334 | 50,952 | 50,401 | 50,801 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | 258,751 | 260,000 | 261,630 | 264,935 | 265,668 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | tonnes | 39,824 | 40,222 | 40,536 | 40,945 | 41,151 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | tonnes | 35,935 | 35,805 | 36,043 | 36,529 | 36,629 |
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