FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in United States
In 2024 United States produced 12.3 million t of beef (cattle meat), the largest total in the world (17.6% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.1%. The record was 12.9 million t in 2022.
- Production, 2024
- 12.3 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 189
- 10-year change
- +5.1%
- Record
- 12.9 million t
- 2022
Beef (cattle meat) in United States, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,289,768 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,286,638 | −4.7% |
| 2022 | 12,889,961 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 12,733,653 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 12,388,505 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12,384,649 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 12,255,874 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 11,943,486 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 11,507,221 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 10,817,307 | −7.5% |
| 2014 | 11,698,116 | −0.8% |
| 2013 | 11,788,608 | −1.1% |
| 2012 | 11,916,067 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 11,969,954 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11,818,953 | −2.3% |
| 2009 | 12,091,245 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12,030,872 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11,909,626 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 11,242,845 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 11,180,612 | −6.4% |
| 2004 | 11,947,637 | −3.1% |
| 2003 | 12,334,552 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 11,890,031 | −2.5% |
| 2001 | 12,195,753 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 12,016,583 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 11,684,553 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 11,562,083 | −0.1% |
| 1997 | 11,578,866 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11,441,428 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 11,061,317 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 10,454,863 | −0.2% |
| 1993 | 10,471,646 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 10,394,989 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 10,316,064 | −1.4% |
| 1990 | 10,465,000 | −1.6% |
| 1989 | 10,633,000 | −2.3% |
| 1988 | 10,879,000 | −0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,884,000 | −3.6% |
| 1986 | 11,292,000 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 10,996,000 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 10,927,000 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 10,746,000 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 10,425,000 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 10,353,000 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 9,998,990 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 9,925,000 | −12% |
| 1978 | 11,281,690 | −4.8% |
| 1977 | 11,844,596 | −2.6% |
| 1976 | 12,166,191 | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 11,271,258 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 10,715,610 | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 9,812,966 | −5.4% |
| 1972 | 10,374,057 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 10,182,188 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 10,102,810 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 9,888,000 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 9,789,000 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 9,530,379 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 9,360,283 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 8,957,042 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 8,830,944 | +12% |
| 1963 | 7,885,662 | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 7,411,207 | −0.2% |
| 1961 | 7,425,722 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.