The following article lists the world's largest producers of meat. Global meat production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, meat production has more than quadrupled since 1961, reaching around 357 million tonnes in 2021.[1] The most popular meat globally is poultry, followed by pork, beef and mutton. Over 90 billion animals are slaughtered each year for meat.[2]
Countries and some territories by meat production.[1]
Rank | Country | Meat production (in tonnes) |
Year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
90,737,304 | 2021 |
2 | ![]() |
48,876,684 | 2021 |
3 | ![]() |
29,497,016 | 2021 |
4 | ![]() |
11,346,122 | 2021 |
5 | ![]() |
10,888,240 | 2021 |
6 | ![]() |
7,692,412 | 2021 |
7 | ![]() |
7,649,473 | 2021 |
8 | ![]() |
7,632,081 | 2021 |
9 | ![]() |
6,152,519 | 2021 |
10 | ![]() |
5,363,326 | 2021 |
11 | ![]() |
5,335,358 | 2021 |
12 | ![]() |
5,076,195 | 2021 |
13 | ![]() |
4,983,083 | 2021 |
14 | ![]() |
4,790,545 | 2021 |
15 | ![]() |
4,689,921 | 2021 |
16 | ![]() |
4,383,355 | 2021 |
17 | ![]() |
4,255,976 | 2021 |
18 | ![]() |
4,238,442 | 2021 |
19 | ![]() |
4,182,086 | 2021 |
20 | ![]() |
3,690,036 | 2019 |
21 | ![]() |
3,508,060 | 2021 |
22 | ![]() |
3,037,072 | 2021 |
23 | ![]() |
3,007,820 | 2021 |
24 | ![]() |
2,932,011 | 2021 |
25 | ![]() |
2,929,310 | 2021 |
26 | ![]() |
2,787,635 | 2021 |
27 | ![]() |
2,733,404 | 2021 |
28 | ![]() |
2,621,062 | 2021 |
29 | ![]() |
2,439,081 | 2021 |
30 | ![]() |
2,197,571 | 2021 |
31 | ![]() |
2,011,712 | 2021 |
32 | ![]() |
1,889,289 | 2021 |
33 | ![]() |
1,844,274 | 2021 |
34 | ![]() |
1,703,423 | 2021 |
35 | ![]() |
1,575,171 | 2021 |
36 | ![]() |
1,502,865 | 2021 |
37 | ![]() |
1,472,987 | 2021 |
38 | ![]() |
1,310,144 | 2021 |
39 | ![]() |
1,253,648 | 2021 |
40 | ![]() |
1,231,038 | 2021 |
41 | ![]() |
1,209,709 | 2021 |
42 | ![]() |
1,202,137 | 2021 |
43 | ![]() |
1,159,033 | 2021 |
44 | ![]() |
1,116,440 | 2021 |
45 | ![]() |
1,056,929 | 2021 |
46 | ![]() |
1,003,776 | 2021 |
47 | ![]() |
997,907 | 2021 |
48 | ![]() |
983,450 | 2021 |
49 | ![]() |
966,758 | 2021 |
50 | ![]() |
951,385 | 2021 |
51 | ![]() |
933,124 | 2021 |
52 | ![]() |
910,273 | 2021 |
53 | ![]() |
871,833 | 2020 |
54 | ![]() |
861,417 | 2021 |
55 | ![]() |
859,339 | 2021 |
56 | ![]() |
828,443 | 2021 |
57 | ![]() |
781,518 | 2021 |
58 | ![]() |
765,856 | 2021 |
59 | ![]() |
735,915 | 2021 |
60 | ![]() |
734,114 | 2021 |
61 | ![]() |
701,710 | 2021 |
62 | ![]() |
674,135 | 2021 |
63 | ![]() |
619,464 | 2021 |
64 | ![]() |
581,060 | 2021 |
65 | ![]() |
559,727 | 2021 |
66 | ![]() |
527,590 | 2021 |
67 | ![]() |
524,071 | 2021 |
68 | ![]() |
520,742 | 2021 |
69 | ![]() |
517,853 | 2021 |
70 | ![]() |
513,842 | 2021 |
71 | ![]() |
491,981 | 2021 |
72 | ![]() |
487,198 | 2021 |
73 | ![]() |
467,561 | 2019 |
74 | ![]() |
460,203 | 2021 |
75 | ![]() |
441,277 | 2021 |
76 | ![]() |
435,653 | 2021 |
77 | ![]() |
434,631 | 2021 |
78 | ![]() |
410,998 | 2021 |
79 | ![]() |
370,916 | 2021 |
80 | ![]() |
369,589 | 2021 |
81 | ![]() |
357,572 | 2021 |
82 | ![]() |
352,874 | 2021 |
83 | ![]() |
349,446 | 2021 |
84 | ![]() |
344,424 | 2021 |
85 | ![]() |
326,971 | 2021 |
86 | ![]() |
326,813 | 2021 |
87 | ![]() |
326,734 | 2021 |
88 | ![]() |
320,414 | 2021 |
89 | ![]() |
319,788 | 2021 |
90 | ![]() |
318,448 | 2021 |
91 | ![]() |
312,180 | 2021 |
92 | ![]() |
312,155 | 2021 |
93 | ![]() |
306,944 | 2021 |
94 | ![]() |
306,298 | 2021 |
95 | ![]() |
304,754 | 2021 |
96 | ![]() |
288,571 | 2021 |
97 | ![]() |
287,093 | 2021 |
98 | ![]() |
261,758 | 2021 |
99 | ![]() |
254,825 | 2021 |
100 | ![]() |
254,377 | 2021 |
101 | ![]() |
242,419 | 2021 |
102 | ![]() |
240,594 | 2021 |
103 | ![]() |
235,008 | 2021 |
104 | ![]() |
223,716 | 2021 |
105 | ![]() |
221,738 | 2019 |
106 | ![]() |
213,369 | 2021 |
107 | ![]() |
208,881 | 2021 |
108 | ![]() |
200,235 | 2021 |
109 | ![]() |
194,643 | 2021 |
110 | ![]() |
190,613 | 2021 |
111 | ![]() |
181,535 | 2021 |
112 | ![]() |
180,667 | 2021 |
113 | ![]() |
180,046 | 2021 |
114 | ![]() |
170,481 | 2021 |
115 | ![]() |
167,792 | 2021 |
116 | ![]() |
166,062 | 2021 |
117 | ![]() |
158,531 | 2021 |
118 | ![]() |
156,711 | 2021 |
119 | ![]() |
155,368 | 2021 |
120 | ![]() |
152,396 | 2018 |
121 | ![]() |
141,812 | 2021 |
122 | ![]() |
139,464 | 2021 |
123 | ![]() |
122,304 | 2021 |
124 | ![]() |
118,986 | 2021 |
125 | ![]() |
116,121 | 2021 |
126 | ![]() |
112,282 | 2021 |
127 | ![]() |
108,415 | 2021 |
128 | ![]() |
103,592 | 2021 |
129 | ![]() |
95,500 | 2021 |
130 | ![]() |
90,929 | 2021 |
131 | ![]() |
89,582 | 2021 |
132 | ![]() |
85,974 | 2021 |
133 | ![]() |
84,567 | 2021 |
134 | ![]() |
82,079 | 2021 |
135 | ![]() |
78,666 | 2021 |
136 | ![]() |
77,750 | 2021 |
137 | ![]() |
73,510 | 2021 |
138 | ![]() |
73,122 | 2021 |
139 | ![]() |
72,569 | 2021 |
140 | ![]() |
72,087 | 2021 |
141 | ![]() |
64,399 | 2021 |
142 | ![]() |
63,524 | 2021 |
143 | ![]() |
52,689 | 2021 |
144 | ![]() |
52,262 | 2021 |
145 | ![]() |
50,788 | 2021 |
146 | ![]() |
50,765 | 2021 |
147 | ![]() |
47,880 | 2021 |
148 | ![]() |
43,123 | 2021 |
149 | ![]() |
42,244 | 2021 |
150 | ![]() |
41,751 | 2021 |
151 | ![]() |
40,954 | 2021 |
152 | ![]() |
37,789 | 2021 |
153 | ![]() |
35,963 | 2021 |
154 | ![]() |
34,645 | 2021 |
155 | ![]() |
34,434 | 2021 |
156 | ![]() |
34,322 | 2021 |
157 | ![]() |
26,883 | 2021 |
158 | ![]() |
26,342 | 2021 |
159 | ![]() |
24,584 | 2021 |
160 | ![]() |
23,751 | 2021 |
161 | ![]() |
23,222 | 2021 |
162 | ![]() |
22,945 | 2021 |
163 | ![]() |
17,098 | 2021 |
164 | ![]() |
16,371 | 2021 |
165 | ![]() |
12,655 | 2021 |
166 | ![]() |
11,378 | 2021 |
167 | ![]() |
10,064 | 2021 |
168 | ![]() |
9,221 | 2021 |
169 | ![]() |
9,220 | 2021 |
170 | ![]() |
9,153 | 2021 |
171 | ![]() |
6,996 | 2021 |
172 | ![]() |
6,702 | 2021 |
173 | ![]() |
6,256 | 2021 |
174 | ![]() |
5,091 | 2021 |
175 | ![]() |
4,268 | 2021 |
176 | ![]() |
3,659 | 2021 |
177 | ![]() |
3,292 | 2021 |
178 | ![]() |
2,742 | 2021 |
179 | ![]() |
2,463 | 2021 |
180 | ![]() |
2,270 | 2021 |
181 | ![]() |
2,028 | 2021 |
182 | ![]() |
1,754 | 2021 |
183 | ![]() |
1,521 | 2021 |
184 | ![]() |
1,496 | 2021 |
185 | ![]() |
1,423 | 2021 |
186 | ![]() |
1,179 | 2021 |
187 | ![]() |
1,179 | 2021 |
188 | ![]() |
866 | 2021 |
189 | ![]() |
861 | 2021 |
190 | ![]() |
683 | 2021 |
191 | ![]() |
645 | 2021 |
192 | ![]() |
428 | 2021 |
193 | ![]() |
192 | 2021 |
194 | ![]() |
148 | 2021 |
195 | ![]() |
146 | 2021 |
196 | ![]() |
94 | 2021 |
197 | ![]() |
80 | 2021 |
198 | ![]() |
63 | 2021 |
199 | ![]() |
0 | 2021 |
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