Meat production worldwide 2016-2024

Between 2016 and 2024, the production volume of meat worldwide has increased from 317 million metric tons to about 350.75 million metric tons.

Top producers of meat

Asia has the highest production of meat of any world region, at about 152 million metric tons in 2021. The Americas came in second at 111.7 million metric tons in that year. Despite this, several of the top meat production companies worldwide are based in the United States, such as Tyson, Hormel Foods, and Pilgrim's Pride. In 2023, Hormel had the highest market capitalization, making it the leading meat production corporation in the world.

Meat consumption worldwide

In 2021, poultry and pork were the two most popular kinds of meat in terms of global consumption. When it comes to per capita sales, Germans purchase the highest volume of meat products and sausage worldwide, followed by Slovakians.

Production of meat worldwide from 2016 to 2024 (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Production in million metric tons
2024*	350.75
2023*	350.5
2022*	345.17
2021*	329.28
2020	328
2019	325
2018	327
2017	323
2016	317.17

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Release date

July 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2016 to 2023

Supplementary notes

*Projection
Includes beef and veal, pork, poultry, and sheep meat. Carcass weight equivalent (cwe).
Data prior to 2023 taken from previous publications.
Sum of production calculate internally.
Figures were rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.

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