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 quintupled since 1961, reaching around 361 million tonnes in 2022. The most popular meat globally is poultry, followed by pork, beef and mutton. Over 90 billion animals are slaughtered each year for meat.
List Countries and some territories by meat production.
CountryMeat production(in tonnes)Year92,948,520202247,530,724202230,397,944202212,244,950202210,644,19520227,891,05820227,562,13620227,026,64820226,339,57420225,248,57420225,213,63620225,106,48420225,091,00020224,985,90720224,730,43820224,669,65220224,471,33220224,220,67220224,163,30520223,534,46120223,406,69320223,064,67020222,999,50820222,961,21020222,907,63820222,727,07020222,702,51620222,256,42420222,205,51420221,912,61020221,882,61920221,724,32320221,651,71220221,585,56520221,559,92020221,456,14020221,388,79020221,348,46020221,240,97620221,220,49320221,184,99820221,173,98020221,116,71620221,017,9112022998,2842022968,1962022965,2622022960,5092022954,0602022922,4372022918,0582022874,2272021862,6702022859,0392022844,0002022803,5452022798,1382022739,7502022735,8792022666,5532022663,7132022630,7592022609,2552022569,5682022564,3022022554,5462022528,8142022526,3802022512,7892022501,7432022495,0542022467,5462019459,0872022454,4172022436,2442022415,0302022403,7122022377,9832022373,1252022372,7842022369,9182022368,3232022359,5692022342,5042022338,9272022333,8512022332,0682022324,4072022322,3742022320,6062022314,9652022311,0802022310,4872022309,1882022308,4582022291,3922022271,6412022260,2882022256,8402022254,3652022251,4172022246,1852022231,0502022221,7392019213,3712021211,6022022196,4792022191,3892022189,9632022185,7092022185,7002022183,5812022175,4722022174,8692022174,3442022162,1642022154,0672022137,9002022133,4412022126,8022022126,7012022125,5232022115,7822022108,3622022103,4282022102,526202292,230202289,985202288,705202284,521202280,836202279,222202275,380202274,759202274,539202270,986202269,926202268,713202263,271202261,229202260,821202259,176202254,410202253,917202250,821202245,581202242,664202241,876202241,086202236,639202236,146202234,219202233,700202233,364202229,031202226,065202225,603202224,940202223,842202222,740202218,620202217,224202211,44520229,94820229,70320229,15520229,03520227,44820226,90320226,52620225,35620229,22120214,44220224,24020223,63420223,28320223,11420222,44020222,35920222,29620222,07320221,65620221,49720221,47920221,41420221,06320221,018202285520227052022649202242420222342022212202219020229520227820225120221482021146202194202180202163202102021
World production +World production in tonnes.YearProduction196171,355,140196274,647,840196378,823,750196480,407,490196584,458,136196688,121,970196792,260,990196895,201,270196996,971,7601970100,659,640YearProduction1971104,822,8601972107,769,7601973108,533,1401974114,030,5101975115,811,3101976118,719,9501977122,631,5501978127,517,6241979132,754,0201980136,760,480YearProduction1981139,386,0301982140,687,8001983145,349,5801984149,489,2501985154,547,9801986159,185,8701987164,926,0501988171,125,1501989173,711,4101990179,524,260YearProduction1991183,025,1001992186,893,4601993191,271,6801994197,929,3801995207,511,6001996205,325,0901997214,549,0101998223,077,0601999229,570,6002000231,911,820YearProduction2001235,966,4602002242,955,2202003248,348,1802004254,070,8502005260,125,0402006266,088,8602007272,305,4002008281,270,8502009286,807,3002010294,415,650YearProduction2011299,366,5602012307,532,3002013314,169,9502014320,344,8602015327,079,6502016329,870,3702017335,797,9202018341,013,6302019338,109,2002020338,912,200YearProduction2021354,536,5802022360,617,70020232024202520262027202820292030
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