The remarkable dynamics of global pork production

Between 1970 and 2020, world meat production more than tripled, increasing from 101 million tonnes to 343 million tonnes. The increase has been very different for the 3 most important meat types: beef, poultry and pork. Welcome to a deep dive into 50 years of pig meat production at continental and country level. World meat production has developed dynamically between 1970 and 2020. Table 1 and Figure 1 show that it developed very differently for the 3 main meat type