Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in China
China: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0362 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China stood at 0.0362 An per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China peaked at 0.0362 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 An per person, in 1961.
China ranks 72nd of 167 countries 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, per in China, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 An per person | +28.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 An per person | +25.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 An per person | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 An per person | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.003 An per person | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.003 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.003 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.003 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 An per person | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 An per person | +21.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0063 An per person | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 An per person | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0074 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 An per person | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 An per person | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 An per person | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 An per person | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0157 An per person | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0178 An per person | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.019 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0241 An per person | +26.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0263 An per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0274 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0286 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0291 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0297 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0307 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0319 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0323 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0323 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0331 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0336 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0323 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0323 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0313 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0312 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0308 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0307 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0306 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0308 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0311 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0314 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0323 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0324 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0334 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0343 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0357 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0362 An per person | +1.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0362 An per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0353 An per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0362 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0161 An per person, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 An per person | 0.0013 An per person | 0.0026 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 An per person | 0.0025 An per person | 0.0034 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 An per person | 0.0035 An per person | 0.0074 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0171 An per person | 0.0082 An per person | 0.0274 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0314 An per person | 0.0286 An per person | 0.0336 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0312 An per person | 0.0306 An per person | 0.0323 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0344 An per person | 0.0324 An per person | 0.0362 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China was 0.0362 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0362 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 An per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- China ranks 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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)
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
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.