Canada vs France: Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes

Canada
1.29 million
in 2024
France
1.30 million
in 2024
Canada rank
13th
France rank
12th

Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes over time

  • Canada
  • France
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

France currently reports 1.30 million against 1.29 million in Canada, a difference of 7,200.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and France ranks 12th of 196 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
1960s 790,166 1.49 million 698,612 France
1970s 990,981 1.66 million 665,309 France
1980s 994,243 1.85 million 854,777 France
1990s 990,359 1.75 million 762,293 France
2000s 1.31 million 1.55 million 235,430 France
2010s 1.14 million 1.46 million 323,162 France
2020s 1.35 million 1.36 million 11,936 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beef and buffalo meat production tonnes, Canada or France?
France, at 1.30 million against 1.29 million in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in beef and buffalo meat production tonnes between Canada and France?
7,200, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and France rank globally for beef and buffalo meat production tonnes?
Canada ranks 13th and France ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 11,514 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed