Meat and offal · FAOSTAT 2024
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen production by country
World production of game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen reached 2.1 million t in 2024, up 2.7% over ten years. The largest producers were Papua New Guinea (21.6%), United States (13.2%), Nigeria (8.7%), together 44% of the world total.
- World production, 2024
- 2.1 million t
- 10-year change
- +2.7%
- Producing countries
- 47
- Largest producer
- Papua New Guinea
World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Producers ranked, 2024
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea E | 443,985 | 21.6% | +12% |
| 2 | United States I | 271,430 | 13.2% | +6.0% |
| 3 | Nigeria E | 178,446 | 8.69% | +6.2% |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire E | 161,065 | 7.85% | +9.7% |
| 5 | Ethiopia E | 97,350 | 4.74% | +14% |
| 6 | DR Congo I | 90,695 | 4.42% | +2.0% |
| 7 | Cameroon E | 81,813 | 3.99% | +16% |
| 8 | Ghana I | 76,249 | 3.71% | +9.0% |
| 9 | Morocco E | 56,655 | 2.76% | +14% |
| 10 | South Africa E | 53,993 | 2.63% | +21% |
| 11 | Argentina I | 51,419 | 2.50% | +2.8% |
| 12 | Congo E | 47,121 | 2.30% | +22% |
| 13 | Zambia I | 42,535 | 2.07% | +9.6% |
| 14 | Zimbabwe I | 35,715 | 1.74% | +2.0% |
| 15 | Kenya E | 33,246 | 1.62% | +19% |
| 16 | Niger E | 32,965 | 1.61% | +16% |
| 17 | Gabon E | 29,823 | 1.45% | +9.9% |
| 18 | Botswana E | 27,967 | 1.36% | +12% |
| 19 | Mali E | 26,917 | 1.31% | +13% |
| 20 | Central African Republic E | 24,232 | 1.18% | +2.8% |
| 21 | Tanzania E | 24,000 | 1.17% | +0.0% |
| 22 | New Zealand E | 17,105 | 0.83% | −29% |
| 23 | Rwanda E | 17,036 | 0.83% | +14% |
| 24 | South Sudan I | 10,071 | 0.49% | +0.7% |
| 25 | Angola I | 9,636 | 0.47% | +6.9% |
| 26 | Benin E | 9,077 | 0.44% | +12% |
| 27 | Peru E | 8,715 | 0.42% | +11% |
| 28 | Hong Kong I | 8,157 | 0.40% | +8.0% |
| 29 | Liberia I | 8,063 | 0.39% | +5.7% |
| 30 | Afghanistan I | 8,012 | 0.39% | +0.3% |
| 31 | Madagascar I | 7,698 | 0.37% | +5.5% |
| 32 | Burkina Faso E | 7,479 | 0.36% | +15% |
| 33 | Namibia I | 7,110 | 0.35% | +4.9% |
| 34 | Togo E | 6,673 | 0.33% | +14% |
| 35 | Guinea I | 6,537 | 0.32% | +8.1% |
| 36 | Norway | 6,529 | 0.32% | −8.1% |
| 37 | Lesotho E | 5,733 | 0.28% | +11% |
| 38 | Chad E | 5,705 | 0.28% | +20% |
| 39 | United Kingdom I | 4,684 | 0.23% | −2.2% |
| 40 | Sierra Leone E | 3,422 | 0.17% | +8.8% |
| 41 | Iran E | 2,811 | 0.14% | −48% |
| 42 | Switzerland | 1,845 | 0.09% | +4.4% |
| 43 | Gambia E | 1,581 | 0.08% | +14% |
| 44 | Mauritius I | 641 | 0.03% | +2.6% |
| 45 | Tunisia I | 534 | 0.03% | +1.9% |
| 46 | Uruguay I | 442 | 0.02% | −1.8% |
| 47 | Senegal I | 59 | 0.00% | −7.8% |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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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.