Australia vs Pakistan: Beef production
Australia
2.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
2.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Pakistan rank
7th
Beef production over time
- Australia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.64 million tonnes against 2.59 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 46,870 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896,351 tonnes | 262,429 tonnes | 633,922 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.56 million tonnes | 320,030 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.48 million tonnes | 486,500 tonnes | 992,583 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.82 million tonnes | 777,300 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 869,124 tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.32 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 390,947 tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.15 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 221,596 tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beef production, Australia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.64 million tonnes against 2.59 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beef production between Australia and Pakistan?
- 46,870 tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Pakistan rank globally for beef production?
- Australia ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Beef production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.