Based on a comparison of 174 countries in 2016, China ranked the highest in meat production with 85,987 kt followed by USA and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Equatorial Guinea with 0.612 kt, Maldives with 0.848 kt and Seychelles with 1.01 kt.
Data for more countries are available at Total Meat Production indicator page.
| Total Meat Production | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Argentina | kt | 4,722 | 4,781 | 4,968 | 5,294 | 5,189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | kt | 4,048 | 4,095 | 4,200 | 4,542 | 4,879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 23,630 | 24,312 | 24,649 | 25,425 | 26,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 4,476 | 4,387 | 4,345 | 4,341 | 4,384 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 79,386 | 79,749 | 83,750 | 85,689 | 87,084 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 5,810 | 5,832 | 5,676 | 5,529 | 5,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 8,219 | 8,355 | 8,188 | 8,216 | 8,355 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 6,089 | 6,371 | 6,559 | 6,740 | 6,920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 3,233 | 3,154 | 3,281 | 3,905 | 3,903 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 5,828 | 6,001 | 6,079 | 6,122 | 6,222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 3,584 | 3,653 | 3,846 | 3,881 | 4,185 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 7,167 | 7,519 | 8,090 | 8,544 | 9,070 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 5,444 | 5,656 | 5,647 | 5,503 | 5,717 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 41,941 | 42,439 | 42,611 | 42,744 | 42,816 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 3,986 | 4,119 | 4,204 | 4,312 | 4,497 |
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