Beef and Buffalo Meat: Producing … Producing annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Beef and Buffalo Meat: Producing … Producing annual growth rate was 17.52 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia is 17.52 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia peaked at 26.92 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -21.66 % change on previous year, in 1980.
That places Australia 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat: Producing … Producing annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 19.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 15.95 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 8.53 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1965 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 1966 | -7.61 % change on previous year | -220.4% |
| 1967 | -10.65 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1069 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 1969 | -0.8462 % change on previous year | -891.5% |
| 1970 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -631.9% |
| 1971 | 0.158 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 1972 | 9.35 % change on previous year | +5819.4% |
| 1973 | 26.92 % change on previous year | +187.8% |
| 1974 | -10.94 % change on previous year | -140.6% |
| 1975 | 16.28 % change on previous year | -248.8% |
| 1976 | 25.81 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 1977 | 12.86 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1978 | 8.24 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 1979 | -12.5 % change on previous year | -251.7% |
| 1980 | -21.66 % change on previous year | +73.3% |
| 1981 | -5.08 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1982 | 3 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 1983 | 4.86 % change on previous year | +61.7% |
| 1984 | -19.73 % change on previous year | -506.2% |
| 1985 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 1986 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -236.3% |
| 1987 | 7.85 % change on previous year | +50.9% |
| 1988 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 1989 | -10.7 % change on previous year | -774.7% |
| 1990 | 9.62 % change on previous year | -189.9% |
| 1991 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1992 | 4.05 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 1993 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -167.8% |
| 1994 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1995 | -0.169 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1996 | -4.03 % change on previous year | +2285.5% |
| 1997 | 6.02 % change on previous year | -249.2% |
| 1998 | 10.8 % change on previous year | +79.5% |
| 1999 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -122.2% |
| 2000 | -4.92 % change on previous year | +104.8% |
| 2001 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 2002 | 3.26 % change on previous year | +145.5% |
| 2003 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 2004 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 2005 | -3.83 % change on previous year | +231.2% |
| 2006 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -219.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5184 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 2008 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -638.2% |
| 2009 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2010 | -1.64 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 2011 | -3.99 % change on previous year | +143.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4432 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2013 | 13.24 % change on previous year | +2888.2% |
| 2014 | 9.54 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 2016 | -12.93 % change on previous year | -718.5% |
| 2017 | -15.61 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 12.36 % change on previous year | -179.2% |
| 2019 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2020 | -16.45 % change on previous year | -294.3% |
| 2021 | -16.61 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 2023 | 20.92 % change on previous year | -799.6% |
| 2024 | 17.52 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 17.52 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.137 % change on previous year. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat: Producing … Producing annual growth rate in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +5819.4% | 0.158 % change on previous year | 9.35 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +2888.2% | 0.4432 % change on previous year | 13.24 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -2285.5% | -0.169 % change on previous year | -4.03 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.92 % change on previous year | -10.65 % change on previous year | 19.59 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.07 % change on previous year | -12.5 % change on previous year | 26.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.85 % change on previous year | -21.66 % change on previous year | 7.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 % change on previous year | -4.03 % change on previous year | 10.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7372 % change on previous year | -4.92 % change on previous year | 4.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 % change on previous year | -15.61 % change on previous year | 13.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4782 % change on previous year | -16.61 % change on previous year | 20.92 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.32 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Kenya 17.88 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Georgia 17.62 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Brazil 16.89 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Paraguay 16.09 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Belize 13.33 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia was 17.52 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.92 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.66 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does Australia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.