Which Country Produces the Most Goat Meat?

Based on a comparison of 150 countries in 2017, China ranked the highest in goat meat production with 2,291,000 tonnes followed by India and Pakistan. On the other end of the scale was Belize with 1.00 tonnes, Luxembourg with 3.00 tonnes and Suriname with 6.00 tonnes.

Total goat meat production reached 5,853,336 tonnes in 2017 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.38 % more than in the previous year and 19.3 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total goat meat production reached an all time high of 5,853,336 tonnes in 2017 and an all time low of 1,101,886 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.03 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 39.1 % of goat meat production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 53.4 % share while the ten largest countries some 69.8 % in 2017.

Data for more countries are available at Goat Meat Production indicator page.