China vs Thailand: Cattle meat per animal
China
153 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Thailand
155 kilograms per animal
in 2024
China rank
135th
Thailand rank
134th
Cattle meat per animal over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 155 kilograms per animal against 153 kilograms per animal in China, a difference of 2 kilograms per animal.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
China ranks 135th and Thailand ranks 134th of 198 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.67 kilograms per animal | 200 kilograms per animal | 110.33 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
| 1970s | 93 kilograms per animal | 200 kilograms per animal | 107 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
| 1980s | 108 kilograms per animal | 200 kilograms per animal | 92 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
| 1990s | 145 kilograms per animal | 200 kilograms per animal | 55 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
| 2000s | 137.2 kilograms per animal | 296.4 kilograms per animal | 159.2 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
| 2010s | 146 kilograms per animal | 168.8 kilograms per animal | 22.8 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
| 2020s | 149.2 kilograms per animal | 151.4 kilograms per animal | 2.2 kilograms per animal | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle meat per animal, China or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 155 kilograms per animal against 153 kilograms per animal in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cattle meat per animal between China and Thailand?
- 2 kilograms per animal, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for cattle meat per animal?
- China ranks 135th and Thailand ranks 134th 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 Cattle meat per animal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.