Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Africa

Western Africa: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 0.7857 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.7857 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 36.4%
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
18.17 % change on previous year
in 1980
All-time low
-11.97 % change on previous year
in 2000
Years of data
63
1962–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Africa, 1962–2024

-1001020196219932024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Africa is 0.7857 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 36.4% on the previous year and up 346.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Africa peaked at 18.17 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -11.97 % change on previous year, in 2000.

Western Africa ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1962 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 -1.06 % change on previous year
1963 5.43 % change on previous year -610.9%
1964 8.68 % change on previous year +60.0%
1965 4.91 % change on previous year -43.5%
1966 3.05 % change on previous year -37.8%
1967 4.15 % change on previous year +35.9%
1968 3.97 % change on previous year -4.3%
1969 5.72 % change on previous year +44.1%
1970 -0.486 % change on previous year -108.5%
1971 0.8229 % change on previous year -269.3%
1972 -7.13 % change on previous year -966.5%
1973 4.57 % change on previous year -164.0%
1974 -2.94 % change on previous year -164.4%
1975 -3.78 % change on previous year +28.6%
1976 8.54 % change on previous year -325.8%
1977 4.71 % change on previous year -44.8%
1978 5.8 % change on previous year +23.1%
1979 1.61 % change on previous year -72.3%
1980 18.17 % change on previous year +1030.0%
1981 -0.9256 % change on previous year -105.1%
1982 4.46 % change on previous year -581.6%
1983 6.32 % change on previous year +41.7%
1984 5.05 % change on previous year -20.0%
1985 1.24 % change on previous year -75.5%
1986 -4.9 % change on previous year -496.4%
1987 0.2159 % change on previous year -104.4%
1988 4.47 % change on previous year +1970.9%
1989 -11.64 % change on previous year -360.5%
1990 7.17 % change on previous year -161.6%
1991 1.72 % change on previous year -76.1%
1992 -3.19 % change on previous year -285.9%
1993 6.77 % change on previous year -312.2%
1994 9.09 % change on previous year +34.2%
1995 -0.632 % change on previous year -107.0%
1996 12.2 % change on previous year -2030.7%
1997 0.9924 % change on previous year -91.9%
1998 2.08 % change on previous year +109.9%
1999 0.8948 % change on previous year -57.1%
2000 -11.97 % change on previous year -1437.3%
2001 6.06 % change on previous year -150.6%
2002 5.38 % change on previous year -11.3%
2003 -1.42 % change on previous year -126.4%
2004 3.3 % change on previous year -332.4%
2005 -0.2035 % change on previous year -106.2%
2006 -5.03 % change on previous year +2372.2%
2007 8.98 % change on previous year -278.4%
2008 1.16 % change on previous year -87.1%
2009 2.3 % change on previous year +99.2%
2010 1.63 % change on previous year -29.3%
2011 6.64 % change on previous year +308.1%
2012 2.66 % change on previous year -60.0%
2013 2.58 % change on previous year -2.9%
2014 -0.3187 % change on previous year -112.3%
2015 2.52 % change on previous year -889.4%
2016 -0.531 % change on previous year -121.1%
2017 2.1 % change on previous year -496.4%
2018 1.09 % change on previous year -48.2%
2019 0.3051 % change on previous year -72.0%
2020 -0.834 % change on previous year -373.3%
2021 2.82 % change on previous year -438.1%
2022 1.77 % change on previous year -37.1%
2023 1.23 % change on previous year -30.4%
2024 0.7857 % change on previous year -36.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.35 % change on previous year -1.06 % change on previous year 8.68 % change on previous year 8
1970s 1.17 % change on previous year -7.13 % change on previous year 8.54 % change on previous year 10
1980s 2.24 % change on previous year -11.64 % change on previous year 18.17 % change on previous year 10
1990s 3.71 % change on previous year -3.19 % change on previous year 12.2 % change on previous year 10
2000s 0.8549 % change on previous year -11.97 % change on previous year 8.98 % change on previous year 10
2010s 1.87 % change on previous year -0.531 % change on previous year 6.64 % change on previous year 10
2020s 1.16 % change on previous year -0.834 % change on previous year 2.82 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 11 Australia 17.52 % change on previous year compare
  2. 12 Brazil 16.89 % change on previous year compare
  3. 13 Paraguay 16.09 % change on previous year compare
  4. 14 Belize 13.33 % change on previous year compare
  5. 15 Sao Tome and Principe 12.55 % change on previous year compare
  6. 16 Mali 11.43 % change on previous year compare
  7. 17 Australia and New Zealand 11.16 % change on previous year compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa

All data for Western Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Africa?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Africa was 0.7857 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 18.17 % change on previous year in 1980.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was -11.97 % change on previous year in 2000.
How does Western Africa rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
Western Africa ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 346.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Africa 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/beef-and-buffalo-meat-primary-producing-animals-slaughtered-annual-growth-rate/western-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/beef-and-buffalo-meat-primary-producing-animals-slaughtered-annual-growth-rate/western-africa/">Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Africa</a> — Statizoid

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

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

Indicator
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 13,648 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

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.