Based on a comparison of 168 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in meat production with 92,949 kt followed by USA and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Equatorial Guinea with 0.649 kt, Maldives with 0.855 kt and Comoros with 2.30 kt.
Total meat production reached 360,618 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.69 % more than in the previous year and 14.7 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total meat production reached an all time high of 360,618 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 71,355 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.69 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 25.8 % of meat production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 47.4 % share while the ten largest countries some 63.2 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Total Meat Production indicator page.
| Total 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 | 5,396 | 5,697 | 5,931 | 6,149 | 6,217 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 26,750 | 27,527 | 27,701 | 28,178 | 28,573 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 4,606 | 4,789 | 4,910 | 5,029 | 5,110 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 85,379 | 85,781 | 86,423 | 78,401 | 78,347 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 5,664 | 5,563 | 5,468 | 5,422 | 5,398 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 8,367 | 8,249 | 8,025 | 7,919 | 7,823 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 8,999 | 9,405 | 9,718 | 10,031 | 9,639 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 3,349 | 4,179 | 4,777 | 4,887 | 4,554 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 6,531 | 6,778 | 7,018 | 7,304 | 7,512 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 3,903 | 4,092 | 4,292 | 4,506 | 4,737 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 4,261 | 4,319 | 5,223 | 5,130 | 5,252 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 9,853 | 10,319 | 10,629 | 10,866 | 11,222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 6,551 | 6,667 | 6,958 | 7,160 | 7,499 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 44,669 | 45,826 | 46,858 | 48,191 | 47,064 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 3,810 | 3,920 | 4,065 | 3,870 | 4,137 |
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