Goat meat production over time (1961–2024)

Follow goat meat production for the world’s countries, year by year, from 1961 to 2024.

Japan and the leading countries

Goat meat production: Japan and the top 5 countries in 2024From 1961 to 2024. Last values: China 2.54M t, India 1.72M t, Pakistan 561K t, Nigeria 292K t, Bangladesh 244K t, Japan 27.4 t.01M2M3M1961197019801990200020102024ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanNigeriaNigeriaBangladeshBangladeshJapanJapan
Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country19611970198019902000201020202024
China45K t95K t200K t520K t1.29M t1.99M t2.41M t2.54M t
India235K t242K t302K t430K t489K t691K t1.21M t1.72M t
Pakistan51.8K t77.7K t157K t296K t310K t386K t504K t561K t
Nigeria5.72K t17.3K t59.1K t121K t221K t288K t284K t292K t
Bangladesh26.6K t31.7K t23.7K t73.6K t129K t165K t225K t244K t
Japan1.34K t814 t76 t146 t155 t42.5 t30.2 t27.4 t
Countries with data138138138139156159162163

Biggest changes, 1961–2024

Compared among the countries that have data in both 1961 and 2024, ranked by how much the amount grew or shrank (the difference in quantity, not a percentage).

Biggest increases
Country19612024ChangeRank
China45K t2.54M tup 2.49M t#5 → #1
India235K t1.72M tup 1.49M t#1 → #2
Pakistan51.8K t561K tup 509K t#4 → #3
Nigeria5.72K t292K tup 287K t#35 → #4
Bangladesh26.6K t244K tup 217K t#7 → #5
Biggest decreases
Country19612024ChangeRank
Iran55.3K t37.5K tdown 17.8K t#2 → #25
Peru14.4K t4.95K tdown 9.49K t#16 → #74
Greece22.1K t14.4K tdown 7.75K t#8 → #51
South Africa20K t12.4K tdown 7.56K t#10 → #53
Germany5.65K t450 tdown 5.2K t#36 → #110

The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

All countries in key years

Open the table (countries with data)
Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country19611970198019902000201020202024
China45K t95K t200K t520K t1.29M t1.99M t2.41M t2.54M t
India235K t242K t302K t430K t489K t691K t1.21M t1.72M t
Pakistan51.8K t77.7K t157K t296K t310K t386K t504K t561K t
Nigeria5.72K t17.3K t59.1K t121K t221K t288K t284K t292K t
Bangladesh26.6K t31.7K t23.7K t73.6K t129K t165K t225K t244K t
Chad4.33K t5.99K t12.3K t22.4K t40.9K t74.5K t131K t166K t
Ethiopia––––25.6K t66.3K t147K t149K t
Tanzania12.3K t12.3K t15.3K t21.5K t31.3K t60.6K t71.5K t127K t
Sudan––––––121K t114K t
Türkiye53K t59K t52.6K t66K t21.4K t42.8K t90.4K t99.5K t
Kenya15.1K t12.9K t17.6K t30.8K t37.7K t46.9K t80.7K t97.4K t
Yemen11.1K t9.9K t13.5K t17.7K t22.5K t35K t80.6K t89.6K t
Nepal13.5K t18.5K t23.5K t28.9K t36.9K t49.9K t75K t86.3K t
Malawi1.91K t2.16K t2.34K t3.07K t8.28K t23.6K t53.8K t77.6K t
Indonesia20K t26.2K t36.3K t58.3K t44.9K t68.8K t61.7K t70.5K t
Mongolia21K t20K t24K t24.7K t30K t49.1K t129K t63.8K t
United Arab Emirates880 t2.08K t2.48K t4.32K t22.4K t38.1K t60.4K t59.8K t
Australia250 t250 t375 t7.88K t10.6K t26.5K t15.5K t54.4K t
Saudi Arabia4.3K t7.74K t5K t22.9K t22.2K t20.3K t48.7K t50.9K t
Afghanistan12.2K t18.2K t17.9K t20K t48.1K t44.2K t46.3K t47.6K t
Brazil17.6K t22K t22.8K t34.2K t29.3K t28.9K t37.7K t42.1K t
Mexico9.4K t16.8K t30.3K t36.1K t38.8K t43.9K t40K t40.7K t
Algeria10K t9K t9.26K t8.41K t17.8K t27.4K t37K t39.1K t
Somalia32.3K t38.3K t40.4K t54.5K t32.5K t38.4K t39.4K t39K t
Iran55.3K t58.8K t72.8K t99.5K t110K t100K t30.7K t37.5K t
Ghana3.23K t3.66K t4.56K t4.79K t10.2K t19.2K t31.9K t37.4K t
Uganda9.42K t6.74K t10.7K t18K t24.6K t33.6K t34.6K t31K t
Philippines2.66K t4.58K t14K t26.7K t33.7K t55.4K t31.6K t31K t
Niger15.1K t27.1K t36.2K t24.6K t17.9K t21.1K t31.7K t28.9K t
Cameroon2.94K t5.25K t7.02K t12.5K t15.7K t20.1K t26K t27.9K t
Zimbabwe1.51K t5.69K t3.06K t10.4K t13.2K t22.4K t28.8K t26.1K t
Vietnam1.05K t1.28K t1.31K t2.79K t4.8K t8.19K t21.3K t24.6K t
South Sudan––––––28.4K t22.9K t
Morocco20K t24.5K t19K t21.5K t22K t23K t31K t22.2K t
Central African Republic1.35K t1.72K t2.72K t4.28K t10K t18K t21.5K t21.7K t
Burkina Faso6.41K t10.2K t7.7K t16.6K t22.6K t31.8K t26.7K t20.9K t
Senegal3.29K t4.05K t3.37K t8.95K t10.4K t12.9K t18.2K t20.4K t
Egypt10K t16K t21K t27.5K t51K t53K t16K t20K t
Mauritania5.4K t6K t7.58K t7.82K t12.5K t14.6K t17.6K t19K t
Guinea1.04K t1.15K t1.34K t1.89K t4.46K t9.02K t13.6K t18.9K t
Democratic Republic of the Congo7.3K t6.2K t7.3K t17.1K t19K t18.7K t18.6K t18.3K t
Oman1K t1.5K t3.5K t4.48K t4.75K t15K t16.4K t17.6K t
Côte d’Ivoire3.14K t4.65K t4.7K t3.95K t2.92K t3.72K t8.35K t17.3K t
Zambia515 t922 t927 t1.92K t4.64K t8.46K t14.8K t17K t
Russia––––20.3K t17.9K t18.6K t16.7K t
Angola1.31K t2.08K t3.42K t4.05K t9.68K t17.3K t14.9K t16.6K t
Kazakhstan––––3.9K t20.3K t16.8K t16.1K t
Turkmenistan––––4.5K t9.8K t14.1K t15.4K t
Benin1.23K t1.6K t2.79K t3.05K t4.08K t5.2K t7.73K t15.4K t
North Korea356 t1.31K t2.21K t2.93K t10.2K t14.6K t13.8K t14.4K t
Greece22.1K t31K t42K t50.7K t55.5K t53.6K t22.3K t14.4K t
Mali11.4K t15.3K t24.7K t23.3K t3.89K t7.04K t13.1K t13.3K t
South Africa20K t24K t28.4K t34.6K t8.58K t10.5K t11.7K t12.4K t
Libya2.53K t4.89K t5.05K t5.25K t6K t13K t11.8K t12.2K t
Rwanda1.57K t1.58K t2.97K t3.75K t2.66K t15K t13.5K t11.9K t
Syria2.56K t5.12K t6.54K t5.98K t4.63K t12.9K t12K t11.7K t
Myanmar1.33K t1.6K t2.16K t5.27K t11.4K t41.3K t9.9K t10.6K t
Tunisia1.98K t1.74K t3.13K t7.3K t9.2K t9.4K t10.2K t10.5K t
United States––––9.77K t11.5K t9.21K t10.1K t
Kyrgyzstan––––3.66K t7.82K t9.83K t9.48K t
Spain11.2K t12.7K t13.7K t16.4K t16.5K t10.6K t10.2K t8.71K t
Bolivia6.26K t5.81K t5.28K t4.28K t3.49K t5.35K t6.92K t8.7K t
Cuba292 t302 t354 t660 t1.65K t3.47K t8.91K t7.37K t
Albania5.2K t3.8K t3.9K t4K t7.2K t7.6K t8.14K t7.13K t
Iraq11.8K t9.12K t9.12K t7.83K t7.08K t11.6K t7.11K t7.03K t
Argentina10.6K t10.6K t6.27K t6.6K t9K t9.9K t8.49K t6.93K t
Venezuela3.82K t6.33K t5.46K t5.12K t7.05K t6.79K t6.52K t6.44K t
Eritrea––––5.8K t5.95K t6.29K t6.43K t
Chile8.14K t6.03K t4.32K t4.32K t5.35K t5.76K t5.64K t6.16K t
France6K t6.4K t8K t9.1K t9.7K t12.1K t6.13K t5.83K t
Ukraine––––8K t10.7K t5.1K t5.3K t
Jordan2K t1.6K t1.98K t1.9K t1.57K t3.47K t4.22K t5.17K t
Haiti3.15K t3.75K t3.3K t4.36K t6.48K t5.5K t4.78K t4.98K t
Peru14.4K t9.46K t9.1K t8.75K t6.27K t6.13K t4.96K t4.95K t
Togo810 t1.18K t1.16K t4.68K t3.59K t5.17K t4.45K t4.94K t
Romania2.7K t3.8K t3.9K t7K t3.97K t7.34K t4.07K t4.26K t
Botswana1.68K t3.19K t2.63K t5.52K t5.28K t5.64K t4.22K t3.98K t
Mozambique2.33K t2.64K t1.61K t9.6K t1.97K t1.64K t2.53K t3.85K t
Madagascar2.25K t4.7K t7.29K t6.3K t2.38K t3.31K t3.59K t3.78K t
Namibia3.48K t3.36K t4.56K t4.44K t4.8K t3.72K t3.16K t3.51K t
Laos63 t74.9 t105 t332 t430 t1.41K t2.69K t3.38K t
Israel1K t1.45K t1.12K t1.12K t2.4K t3.89K t3.38K t3.33K t
Eswatini1.62K t1.98K t2.61K t2.07K t2.88K t3.06K t3.21K t3.19K t
Burundi1.62K t1.57K t1.97K t3.7K t2.85K t3.91K t2.6K t3.02K t
Netherlands200 t250 t381 t864 t305 t1.36K t2.61K t2.74K t
Malaysia1.14K t965 t775 t472 t519 t1.67K t1.82K t2.71K t
Sri Lanka2.5K t2.6K t2.73K t1.64K t1.69K t1.37K t1.96K t2.66K t
Djibouti1.93K t2.28K t2.74K t2.22K t2.35K t2.35K t2.32K t2.32K t
Serbia–––––2.29K t2.96K t2.3K t
Lebanon6.17K t4.55K t3.68K t3.28K t2.52K t2.84K t2.23K t2.02K t
Cyprus1.14K t3.61K t2.2K t4.2K t6.3K t2.32K t2.13K t1.98K t
Thailand140 t153 t250 t542 t650 t1.43K t1.81K t1.9K t
South Korea750 t435 t840 t960 t2.78K t1.46K t1.55K t1.78K t
Sierra Leone180 t225 t306 t333 t423 t1.8K t1.95K t1.76K t
Italy4.2K t3.7K t5.11K t3.97K t3.69K t2.1K t2.06K t1.73K t
Kuwait975 t390 t1.69K t130 t755 t1.41K t1.33K t1.37K t
Bulgaria1.86K t3.75K t3.3K t2.97K t7.5K t3.7K t1.2K t1.32K t
New Zealand400 t700 t950 t2K t1.25K t1.23K t2K t1.13K t
Qatar144 t210 t294 t342 t1.1K t1.17K t950 t1.11K t
Republic of the Congo149 t176 t430 t750 t761 t1.04K t1.03K t1.06K t
Liberia283 t414 t567 t666 t666 t1.04K t1.03K t1K t
Portugal1.9K t3.06K t3.84K t2.91K t2.11K t1.52K t1.09K t990 t
Paraguay220 t174 t619 t694 t740 t965 t802 t916 t
Gambia407 t385 t535 t593 t395 t880 t988 t906 t
Guinea-Bissau315 t320 t495 t562 t878 t1.17K t974 t867 t
Austria1.7K t823 t410 t280 t799 t616 t660 t740 t
Cape Verde140 t170 t230 t394 t450 t558 t593 t671 t
Dominican Republic660 t930 t1.62K t1.32K t720 t925 t864 t616 t
Switzerland729 t616 t648 t578 t505 t494 t498 t506 t
Germany5.65K t1.26K t100 t165 t306 t516 t–450 t
Belgium––––56 t78 t320 t430 t
Jamaica2.43K t1.48K t450 t450 t551 t937 t528 t427 t
Colombia2.25K t2.09K t2.43K t4.2K t6.67K t207 t424 t408 t
Croatia––––225 t1.03K t600 t400 t
Timor-Leste670 t610 t80 t290 t225 t440 t543 t379 t
Comoros294 t243 t270 t350 t350 t385 t376 t375 t
Gabon125 t150 t210 t225 t270 t284 t336 t343 t
Slovenia––––200 t396 t360 t340 t
Norway383 t323 t286 t356 t260 t310 t349 t336 t
Ecuador684 t870 t1.32K t1.58K t1.02K t1.24K t146 t295 t
Guyana75 t117 t190 t250 t260 t270 t270 t270 t
Costa Rica5.4 t5.4 t5.76 t7.8 t180 t280 t240 t260 t
Bahrain67.5 t105 t900 t375 t523 t180 t207 t242 t
Czechia––––300 t134 t260 t220 t
Slovakia––––378 t259 t330 t220 t
Bhutan67.5 t69.8 t74.3 t140 t153 t78.5 t296 t210 t
Lesotho1.01K t1.41K t2.08K t2.64K t219 t188 t268 t199 t
Grenada8 t14 t20 t32 t25 t44.1 t120 t168 t
Guatemala399 t297 t420 t450 t233 t224 t208 t165 t
Fiji450 t365 t451 t648 t934 t227 t160 t161 t
Honduras174 t156 t167 t156 t188 t150 t151 t152 t
Montenegro–––––101 t98.7 t91.6 t
Hungary–––65 t200 t216 t80 t90 t
Poland–––––––90 t
El Salvador69 t56.3 t82.5 t87.6 t81 t87.8 t79.7 t75.3 t
Bahamas54 t58.8 t55.8 t57.6 t13 t72 t72.5 t74.1 t
St. Lucia22.4 t36.4 t49 t63 t51.8 t47.6 t61.8 t63.9 t
Trinidad & Tobago215 t254 t353 t375 t375 t46 t86 t58 t
Latvia––––––50 t50 t
Equatorial Guinea14 t17.6 t22 t31.9 t42.9 t45.1 t48 t49.8 t
Dominica19.8 t21.5 t25.2 t40.4 t42 t42 t40.8 t40.6 t
Lithuania––––559 t183 t70 t40 t
Barbados93.8 t112 t81.2 t23.8 t25.2 t28 t29.4 t29.9 t
Tonga7.5 t12 t42 t30 t24.8 t25.4 t27.9 t29.3 t
Japan1.34K t814 t76 t146 t155 t42.5 t30.2 t27.4 t
Armenia––––90.5 t51.3 t29.4 t25 t
St. Vincent & Grenadines20.4 t12 t12 t24 t23.4 t33.6 t31.4 t24 t
Seychelles6.54 t9.63 t13.5 t17.4 t20 t20.9 t21.8 t22.2 t
Mauritius149 t209 t120 t180 t207 t100 t22 t22 t
Luxembourg–––––3.26 t–20 t
Malta128 t73 t31 t12 t40 t33 t20 t20 t
Vanuatu16.2 t19.2 t23.5 t23 t26 t36.5 t22.5 t19 t
Brunei1.3 t3.4 t1 t11.7 t25 t45 t29.6 t14.6 t
Micronesia––––13.2 t12.5 t13.1 t13.3 t
São Tomé & Príncipe7.79 t4.8 t13.9 t16.5 t18.3 t20.4 t7.27 t11.5 t
Estonia––––28.4 t18 t10 t10 t
Sweden––––––10 t10 t
Papua New Guinea10.1 t3.75 t6 t8.4 t8.7 t11.4 t9.71 t9.27 t
St. Kitts & Nevis46.2 t47.5 t50 t54 t70 t10 t5 t9.11 t
Singapore34 t38 t7 t16 t7 t11 t7.18 t8.26 t
Suriname46 t21 t30 t39.9 t20.8 t15 t6 t7.18 t
Antigua & Barbuda20 t20.5 t36 t39 t7 t6 t3.1 t4.69 t
Belize2.88 t4.92 t4.8 t0.62 t0.71 t0.92 t0.93 t0.94 t
Finland––––––20 t–
Nicaragua28.8 t31.2 t30.4 t27.2 t46.4 t36.8 t36.5 t–
Countries with data138138138139156159162163

Notes on reading this history

Yearly values come from the same statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT). The number of countries with data differs by year, so each year’s ranks are given only among the countries that have data that year. Countries that produce none (zero) are not ranked. Weather and harvests make the yearly values go up and down. The “latest value” on the ranking page uses each country’s latest year, so it does not always match the ranks for a single year.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 04 November 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Processed by this site. fao.org/faostat

FAOSTAT data last updated: 2025-12-31

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