Production of pig meat

(thousand tonnes)

China is the top country by production of pig meat in the world. As of 2020, production of pig meat in China was 36,340 thousand tonnes that accounts for 50.09% of the world's production of pig meat. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, Brazil, Russian Federation, and Viet Nam) account for 81.86% of it. The world's total production of pig meat was estimated at 72,547 thousand tonnes in 2020.

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What is production of pig meat?

Meat, with the bone in, of domestic or wild pigs (e.g. wild boars),whether fresh, chilled or frozen.