Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in New Zealand

New Zealand: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.8852 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.8852 An per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 167 countries
All-time high
1.24 An per person
in 1976
All-time low
0.8047 An per person
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.8852 An per person for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in New Zealand peaked at 1.24 An per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.8047 An per person, in 1984.

New Zealand ranks 1st 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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.9478 An per person
1962 1.06 An per person +12.1%
1963 1.06 An per person +0.2%
1964 1.04 An per person -2.7%
1965 0.9012 An per person -13.0%
1966 0.8412 An per person -6.7%
1967 0.8876 An per person +5.5%
1968 0.988 An per person +11.3%
1969 1.09 An per person +10.7%
1970 1.11 An per person +1.8%
1971 1.01 An per person -9.1%
1972 0.9735 An per person -3.8%
1973 1.04 An per person +6.9%
1974 1 An per person -3.6%
1975 1.16 An per person +15.7%
1976 1.24 An per person +7.2%
1977 1.14 An per person -8.0%
1978 1.17 An per person +2.0%
1979 1.03 An per person -11.6%
1980 0.9573 An per person -7.2%
1981 0.977 An per person +2.1%
1982 1.03 An per person +5.2%
1983 0.9749 An per person -5.2%
1984 0.8047 An per person -17.5%
1985 0.8676 An per person +7.8%
1986 0.8731 An per person +0.6%
1987 0.9718 An per person +11.3%
1988 0.9677 An per person -0.4%
1989 0.9706 An per person +0.3%
1990 0.8125 An per person -16.3%
1991 0.8191 An per person +0.8%
1992 0.8242 An per person +0.6%
1993 0.8265 An per person +0.3%
1994 0.8086 An per person -2.2%
1995 0.8539 An per person +5.6%
1996 1.02 An per person +20.0%
1997 0.9952 An per person -2.9%
1998 1.02 An per person +2.1%
1999 0.9267 An per person -8.8%
2000 0.9118 An per person -1.6%
2001 0.8438 An per person -7.5%
2002 0.8641 An per person +2.4%
2003 0.9308 An per person +7.7%
2004 1.03 An per person +10.7%
2005 0.9415 An per person -8.6%
2006 0.8797 An per person -6.6%
2007 0.873 An per person -0.8%
2008 0.8654 An per person -0.9%
2009 0.9125 An per person +5.4%
2010 0.8774 An per person -3.8%
2011 0.8929 An per person +1.8%
2012 0.8749 An per person -2.0%
2013 0.9097 An per person +4.0%
2014 0.9509 An per person +4.5%
2015 1.03 An per person +8.4%
2016 1.01 An per person -2.0%
2017 0.9106 An per person -9.9%
2018 0.8925 An per person -2.0%
2019 0.906 An per person +1.5%
2020 0.9117 An per person +0.6%
2021 0.9303 An per person +2.0%
2022 0.9018 An per person -3.1%
2023 0.8914 An per person -1.1%
2024 0.8852 An per person -0.7%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.8852 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 24.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.8852 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0161 An per person, 55.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9803 An per person 0.8412 An per person 1.09 An per person 9
1970s 1.09 An per person 0.9735 An per person 1.24 An per person 10
1980s 0.9393 An per person 0.8047 An per person 1.03 An per person 10
1990s 0.8908 An per person 0.8086 An per person 1.02 An per person 10
2000s 0.9053 An per person 0.8438 An per person 1.03 An per person 10
2010s 0.9257 An per person 0.8749 An per person 1.03 An per person 10
2020s 0.9041 An per person 0.8852 An per person 0.9303 An per person 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 2 Uruguay 0.6751 An per person compare
  2. 3 Ireland 0.3531 An per person compare
  3. 4 Paraguay 0.3336 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in New Zealand?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in New Zealand was 0.8852 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 An per person in 1976.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8047 An per person in 1984.
How does New Zealand rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
New Zealand ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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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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.

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Indicator
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,791 data points, 1961–2024
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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.