Global production of meat 2016-2022

Between 2016 and 2022, the production volume of meat worldwide has increased from 317 million metric tons to about 345 million metric tons.

Top producers of meat

Asia has the highest production of meat of any world region, at about 135 million metric tons in 2020. The Americas came in second at 110.33 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 2021, Tyson had the highest market capitalization, making it the leading meat production corporation in the world.

Meat consumption worldwide

In 2020, poultry and pork were the two most popular kinds of meat in terms of global consumption. However, by 2021 it is projected that poultry consumption will overtake pork consumption by a large margin. When it comes to per capita sales, Estonians purchase the highest volume of meat products and sausage worldwide, followed by United States.