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How much pork does China produce?

China is the largest producer of pork: 57.1 million tonnes in 2024, 46% of the world's 125.3 million tonnes (FAOSTAT).

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China's pork production

China pork production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
157.1 million tonnes46%+0.1% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

China pork production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of china pork production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: China pork production from 1,370,000 to 57,060,000, peaking at 57,943,200.010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00040,000,00050,000,00060,000,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
China pork production

Share of world output over time

China's share of world pork production in selected years
19902000201020202024
33%44%47%38%46%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 14%, 1970s 18%, 1980s 27%, 1990s 40%, 2000s 45%, 2010s 46%, 2020s 44%. See the concentration-over-time report.

China as a buyer of pork

China imported $2.3 billion of pork (HS 0203) in 2024, 6.3% of world imports, ranked #4. Of its $2.3 billion of pork imports in 2024, 26% came from Spain and 20% from Brazil, among 25 suppliers. Largest sources: Spain (26%), Brazil (20%), United States (15%), Canada (8.1%), Netherlands (5.7%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much pork China uses

China's domestic supply of pork was 60.0 million tonnes in 2023, 49% of the world's. Food supply was 42 kg per person a year, 10th highest of 141 countries with a million or more people. It produced 97% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 3%. FAO's item is "Pigmeat". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

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