Based on a comparison of 170 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in meat production with 75,745 kt followed by USA and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Equatorial Guinea with 0.626 kt, Maldives with 0.903 kt and Seychelles with 1.05 kt.
Total meat production reached 336,639 kt in 2019 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.93 % less than in the previous year and 14.9 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total meat production reached an all time high of 343,122 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 71,357 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.71 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 22.5 % of meat production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 45.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 61.0 % in 2019.
Data for more countries are available at Total Meat Production indicator page.
| Total Meat Production | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Argentina | kt | 5,344 | 5,238 | 5,485 | 5,397 | 5,704 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | kt | 4,542 | 4,879 | 4,967 | 4,696 | 4,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 25,425 | 26,038 | 26,637 | 26,958 | 27,711 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 4,309 | 4,350 | 4,441 | 4,606 | 4,754 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 85,105 | 86,347 | 85,976 | 84,900 | 85,275 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 5,529 | 5,598 | 5,654 | 5,664 | 5,563 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 8,220 | 8,351 | 8,367 | 8,400 | 8,281 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 6,740 | 6,919 | 7,130 | 7,304 | 7,638 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 6,122 | 6,221 | 6,352 | 6,551 | 6,799 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 3,049 | 3,182 | 3,335 | 3,503 | 4,085 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 3,880 | 4,000 | 4,167 | 4,261 | 4,319 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 8,544 | 9,070 | 9,565 | 9,853 | 10,319 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 5,503 | 5,717 | 6,057 | 6,546 | 6,662 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 42,754 | 42,825 | 43,273 | 44,633 | 45,790 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 4,312 | 4,497 | 4,708 | 4,924 | 5,061 |
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