All meat production in Puerto Rico
In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 35,721 t of all meat, the 149th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 31%. The record was 106,728 t in 1991.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 35,721 t
- World rank
- 149 of 194
- 10-year change
- −31%
- Record
- 106,728 t
- 1991
All meat in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.02% in 2014
- kg per person
- 11.0
- world 45.8
- 10-year change
- −31%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | Gabon | 41,673 | 0.01% |
| 148 | Bahrain | 38,364 | 0.01% |
| 149 | Puerto Rico | 35,721 | 0.01% |
| 150 | Liberia | 34,692 | 0.01% |
| 151 | Iceland | 34,130 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of meat
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35,721 | +21% |
| 2023 | 29,603 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 28,952 | −11% |
| 2021 | 32,492 | −19% |
| 2020 | 40,128 | −12% |
| 2019 | 45,355 | −16% |
| 2018 | 53,791 | +11% |
| 2017 | 48,436 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 46,216 | −6.9% |
| 2015 | 49,658 | −4.0% |
| 2014 | 51,711 | −6.7% |
| 2013 | 55,450 | −9.4% |
| 2012 | 61,218 | −3.1% |
| 2011 | 63,175 | −7.0% |
| 2010 | 67,934 | −4.1% |
| 2009 | 70,838 | −2.2% |
| 2008 | 72,463 | −3.4% |
| 2007 | 75,016 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 72,258 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 70,293 | −5.5% |
| 2004 | 74,421 | +12% |
| 2003 | 66,334 | −11% |
| 2002 | 74,552 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 74,543 | −12% |
| 2000 | 84,589 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 79,845 | −8.3% |
| 1998 | 87,071 | −2.5% |
| 1997 | 89,299 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 88,998 | −5.2% |
| 1995 | 93,897 | −1.6% |
| 1994 | 95,384 | −0.7% |
| 1993 | 96,012 | −1.1% |
| 1992 | 97,093 | −9.0% |
| 1991 | 106,728 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 100,890 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 98,572 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 95,416 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 94,035 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 89,612 | +19% |
| 1985 | 75,556 | +12% |
| 1984 | 67,754 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 64,505 | −1.8% |
| 1982 | 65,681 | −0.2% |
| 1981 | 65,791 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | 66,462 | −13% |
| 1979 | 76,741 | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 70,496 | +18% |
| 1977 | 59,750 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 57,114 | +10% |
| 1975 | 51,688 | −1.0% |
| 1974 | 52,195 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 51,377 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 49,134 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 47,524 | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 43,998 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 43,760 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 43,504 | −0.8% |
| 1967 | 43,834 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 43,415 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 41,451 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 39,194 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 37,681 | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 35,183 | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 33,344 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of meat in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico produced 35,721 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of meat?
Puerto Rico ranked 149th of 194 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of meat in Puerto Rico changed?
It fell by 31% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 106,728 t in 1991.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Puerto Rico is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.