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Production of meat worldwide in 2022-24, with a forecast for 2034 (in million metric tons)

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July 2025

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022 to 2034

Supplementary notes

Includes beef and veal, pork, poultry, and sheep meat. 
Figures were rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.

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Global production of meat forecast 2022-2034

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Jan 6, 2026

In the period 2022-2024, the annual production volume of meat worldwide averaged * million metric tons per year. By 2034, production is forecast to increase to * million metric tons.

Top producers of meat

Asia has the highest production of meat of any world region, at about *** million metric tons in 2021. The Americas came in second at 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.

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