Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia
Australia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.9613 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9613 An per square kilometre for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia peaked at 1.69 An per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.5568 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Australia 117th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5568 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6659 An per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7721 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8379 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8909 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8231 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7355 An per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7363 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.73 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7629 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7641 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8356 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9445 An per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1977 | 1.56 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 1.69 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 1.48 An per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9522 An per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9158 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9635 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9427 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9651 An per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9827 An per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8194 An per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7949 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9613 An per square kilometre | +20.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9613 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 An per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9613 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 An per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7498 An per square kilometre | 0.5568 An per square kilometre | 0.8909 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 An per square kilometre | 0.7629 An per square kilometre | 1.69 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 An per square kilometre | 0.9158 An per square kilometre | 1.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 An per square kilometre | 1.03 An per square kilometre | 1.21 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 An per square kilometre | 1.09 An per square kilometre | 1.18 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 An per square kilometre | 0.9651 An per square kilometre | 1.32 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8896 An per square kilometre | 0.7949 An per square kilometre | 0.9827 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 114 Central African Republic 1.02 An per square kilometre compare
- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9846 An per square kilometre compare
- 116 Chile 0.9738 An per square kilometre compare
- 118 Vanuatu 0.9047 An per square kilometre compare
- 119 Bulgaria 0.8756 An per square kilometre compare
- 120 Norway 0.8754 An per square kilometre compare
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 0.9613 An per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.69 An per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5568 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Australia ranks 117th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.