What the Data Shows
Goat Meat production compares leading nations by output in 2024. The ranking uses 9 nation rows in tonnes and keeps the values as raw production volumes rather than shares. China ranked first at 2.54M tonnes, ahead of India by 815,724 tonnes. The #9 row was Sudan at 113,510 tonnes, making the leader 22.36x larger.
Data table
Unit: tonnes · Period: 2024
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | China | 2.54M | 2024 |
| 2 | India | 1.72M | 2024 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 561,108 | 2024 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 292,406 | 2024 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 243,825 | 2024 |
| 6 | Chad | 165,732 | 2024 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 149,310 | 2024 |
| 8 | Tanzania | 127,100 | 2024 |
| 9 | Sudan | 113,510 | 2024 |
Sources
Source 1: FAOSTAT Crops and Livestock Products
Publisher: FAOSTAT
Dataset/table: Crops and Livestock Products
Units: tonnes
Date checked: 2026-06-01
Evidence: Supports goat meat production by nation for 2024, using FAOSTAT QCL rows with Element=Production and Unit=tonnes.
Data notes & caveats
Values are comparable national observations from the stated source. Display rounding may shorten large numbers, but the ranking order follows the source values.
Methodology
Rows are ranked from highest to lowest using FAOSTAT Crops and Livestock Products for 2024, measured in tonnes. Values are rounded for display while preserving the source ranking.
Source consistency notes
Rows use the same source family, period, unit and measurement basis.
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