Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia
Australia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.3195 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.3195 An per person for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia peaked at 0.9032 An per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.235 An per person, in 2022.
Australia ranks 5th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.408 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4762 An per person | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5417 An per person | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5765 An per person | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.601 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5427 An per person | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4789 An per person | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.471 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4573 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4686 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4537 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4871 An per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6089 An per person | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5287 An per person | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6073 An per person | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7564 An per person | +24.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8442 An per person | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9032 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7818 An per person | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.605 An per person | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5654 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5723 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.592 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4695 An per person | -20.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4456 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4621 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4908 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4905 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4307 An per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4652 An per person | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4846 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4987 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4807 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4651 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4592 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4354 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4566 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5009 An per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4835 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4545 An per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4547 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4642 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4516 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4417 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4196 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.433 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4273 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4072 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3878 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3755 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3555 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3509 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3906 An per person | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4215 An per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4242 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3636 An per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3019 An per person | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3341 An per person | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3571 An per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2947 An per person | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2454 An per person | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.235 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2773 An per person | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3195 An per person | +15.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.3195 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 8.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.3195 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0161 An per person, 19.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5059 An per person | 0.408 An per person | 0.601 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.644 An per person | 0.4537 An per person | 0.9032 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5124 An per person | 0.4307 An per person | 0.605 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.473 An per person | 0.4354 An per person | 0.5009 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4342 An per person | 0.3878 An per person | 0.4642 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3675 An per person | 0.3019 An per person | 0.4242 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2744 An per person | 0.235 An per person | 0.3195 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia was 0.3195 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9032 An per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.235 An per person in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.