Meat of Rabbits and Hares; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country

China stayed the largest fresh or chilled rabbit and hare meat producer while losing 10,086 tonnes and North Korea added 16,158 tonnes since 2020. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Meat of rabbits and hares; fresh or chilled, 2020-2024, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 46 countries; 45 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 794,438 tonnes. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

China produced 2.84 times as much as North Korea: 445,128 tonnes against 156,672, while Egypt ranks third with 51,480 tonnes, 105,192 tonnes behind North Korea. The top two hold 75.8 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 51,480 and 33,927 tonnes respectively.

Meat of Rabbits and Hares; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country

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#	Country	2024
1	China CN	445,128
2	North Korea KP	156,672
3	Egypt EG	51,480
4	Spain ES	33,927
5	France FR	21,365
6	Russia RU	17,593
7	Benin BJ	14,850
8	Algeria DZ	8,158
9	Ukraine UA	8,000
10	Sierra Leone SL	7,981
11	Mexico MX	4,560
12	Peru PE	3,282
13	Colombia CO	3,186
14	Rwanda RW	2,646
15	South Korea KR	2,242
16	Gabon GA	2094
17	Brazil BR	1291
18	Ecuador EC	1087
19	Burundi BI	1076
20	Botswana BW	1032
21	Madagascar MG	798.49
22	Argentina AR	705
23	Moldova MD	668.97
24	Kenya KE	655.2
25	Belarus BY	532.55
26	Indonesia ID	494.32
27	Switzerland CH	477
28	Uzbekistan UZ	456.97
29	Uruguay UY	403.64
30	Mozambique MZ	368.96
31	Georgia GE	337.57
32	Puerto Rico PR	166.21
33	Bolivia BO	165.11
34	Venezuela VE	130
35	Syria SY	113
36	Cameroon CM	96.49
37	Kyrgyzstan KG	60
38	Kazakhstan KZ	37
39	Türkiye TR	35.1
40	Mauritius MU	24.94
41	Jordan JO	24.52
42	Norway NO	24
43	Trinidad and Tobago TT	9
44	Saint Lucia LC	1.43
45	Serbia RS	0
46	Greece GR	-

Meat of Rabbits and Hares; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country in 2024

China was the largest fresh or chilled rabbit and hare meat producer in the 2024 listed data with 445,128 tonnes, followed by North Korea with 156,672 tonnes and Egypt with 51,480 tonnes. Spain ranked fourth with 33,927 tonnes.

China holds 56.0 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 82.2 percent of the 794,438-tonne listed total.

China Falls 10,086 Tonnes as Meat of Rabbits and Hares; Fresh or Chilled Production Drops 2.4 Percent Among Common Reporters

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (45 countries with data in both years) moved from 814,340 tonnes to 794,438 tonnes, a change of -19,902 tonnes (-2.4 percent). The totals listed for each year were 816,082 tonnes (46 reporters) and 794,438 tonnes (45 reporters); 1 country reporting in 2023 (1,742 tonnes, Greece) did not report in 2024, while no new reporters joined. China fell 10,086 tonnes (down 2.2 percent) and Egypt 5,791 tonnes (down 10.1 percent), while North Korea added 1,033 tonnes (up 0.7 percent).

China Falls 42,872 Tonnes as Meat of Rabbits and Hares; Fresh or Chilled Production Drops 8.7 Percent Among Common Reporters Since 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (43 countries with data in both years) fell from 853,924 tonnes to 779,588 tonnes, a change of -74,336 tonnes (-8.7 percent). The totals listed for each year were 855,890 tonnes (44 reporters) and 794,438 tonnes (45 reporters); 1 reporter present in 2020 (1,966 tonnes, Greece) is absent in 2024, while 2 new reporters joined (Benin, 14,850 tonnes, and Serbia, a reported zero). China fell 42,872 tonnes (down 8.8 percent) and Egypt 20,655 tonnes (down 28.6 percent), while North Korea added 16,158 tonnes (up 11.5 percent).

Meat of Rabbits and Hares; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	488,000	435,517	452,807	455,214	445,128
2	North Korea	140,514	137,044	155,621	155,639	156,672
3	Egypt	72,135	72,000	66,729	57,271	51,480
4	Spain	51,181	47,521	40,929	37,011	33,927
5	France	26,141	25,707	23,357	22,137	21,365
6	Russia	18,364	18,719	17,990	18,380	17,593
7	Benin	-	-	12,294	13,944	14,850
8	Algeria	8,156	8,166	8,162	8,160	8,158
9	Ukraine	11,300	10,900	6,700	8,400	8,000
10	Sierra Leone	7,582	7,969	7,942	7,961	7,981
11	Mexico	4,471	4,516	4,526	4,543	4,560
12	Peru	3,342	3,319	3,307	3,294	3,282
13	Colombia	3,168	3,178	3,187	3,187	3,186
14	Rwanda	2,897	2029	1049	2,980	2,646
15	South Korea	1823	2030	2067	2,154	2,242
16	Gabon	2044	2065	2074	2084	2094
17	Brazil	1368	1311	1317	1304	1291
18	Ecuador	1071	1084	1082	1085	1087
19	Burundi	988.12	1123	1123	1131	1076
20	Botswana	1045	1040	1037	1034	1032
21	Madagascar	773.25	784.69	786.71	792.6	798.49
22	Argentina	29.34	1068	1110	1291	705
23	Moldova	602	777.4	661.33	602.83	668.97
24	Kenya	2,569	993.36	639.6	650.4	655.2
25	Belarus	688.78	601.33	567.32	507.32	532.55
26	Indonesia	465	487	494	497.12	494.32
27	Switzerland	755	737	689	659	477
28	Uzbekistan	194.15	315.24	365.6	320.99	456.97
29	Uruguay	410.04	412.67	405.86	404.79	403.64
30	Mozambique	414.08	388.37	396.14	382.03	368.96
31	Georgia	402.2	353.64	351.95	345.77	337.57
32	Puerto Rico	184.67	184.76	186.36	173.97	166.21
33	Bolivia	170.81	171.03	169.18	167.14	165.11
34	Venezuela	132	127	108	140	130
35	Syria	117	116	116	113	113
36	Cameroon	96.44	96.5	96.44	96.46	96.49
37	Kyrgyzstan	107	104	149	106	60
38	Kazakhstan	62	68.5	65	48	37
39	Türkiye	35.09	35.09	35.09	35.1	35.1
40	Mauritius	25	25	25	25	24.94
41	Jordan	20.24	22.92	23.66	24.1	24.52
42	Norway	32	32	27	24	24
43	Trinidad and Tobago	4	7	10	18	9
44	Saint Lucia	44	6	0	0	1.43
45	Serbia	-	-	0	0	0
46	Greece	1966	1874	1818	1742	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Meat of rabbits and hares; fresh or chilled, 2020-2024. For fresh or chilled rabbit and hare meat production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2024 fresh or chilled rabbit and hare meat production ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the fresh or chilled rabbit and hare meat production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For fresh or chilled rabbit and hare meat production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.