Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 41,956 An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
41,956 An
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
133rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
89,579 An
in 1977
All-time low
20,780 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 41,956 An.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 89,579 An in 1977 and was at its lowest, 20,780 An, in 1961.

That places China, Taiwan Province of 133rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 20,780 An
1962 34,056 An +63.9%
1963 48,934 An +43.7%
1964 46,955 An -4.0%
1965 28,485 An -39.3%
1966 30,561 An +7.3%
1967 39,817 An +30.3%
1968 51,684 An +29.8%
1969 54,436 An +5.3%
1970 54,093 An -0.6%
1971 44,690 An -17.4%
1972 26,277 An -41.2%
1973 33,152 An +26.2%
1974 28,573 An -13.8%
1975 21,408 An -25.1%
1976 61,377 An +186.7%
1977 89,579 An +45.9%
1978 58,423 An -34.8%
1979 46,880 An -19.8%
1980 32,530 An -30.6%
1981 30,758 An -5.4%
1982 33,282 An +8.2%
1983 37,562 An +12.9%
1984 33,569 An -10.6%
1985 24,172 An -28.0%
1986 21,561 An -10.8%
1987 23,174 An +7.5%
1988 26,256 An +13.3%
1989 33,658 An +28.2%
1990 27,328 An -18.8%
1991 27,229 An -0.4%
1992 29,573 An +8.6%
1993 26,412 An -10.7%
1994 28,829 An +9.2%
1995 33,961 An +17.8%
1996 33,168 An -2.3%
1997 32,770 An -1.2%
1998 29,377 An -10.4%
1999 29,540 An +0.6%
2000 27,605 An -6.6%
2001 27,886 An +1.0%
2002 28,717 An +3.0%
2003 29,617 An +3.1%
2004 27,589 An -6.8%
2005 30,226 An +9.6%
2006 28,119 An -7.0%
2007 27,389 An -2.6%
2008 28,404 An +3.7%
2009 30,483 An +7.3%
2010 31,701 An +4.0%
2011 30,831 An -2.7%
2012 30,923 An +0.3%
2013 33,449 An +8.2%
2014 34,457 An +3.0%
2015 34,360 An -0.3%
2016 34,074 An -0.8%
2017 37,242 An +9.3%
2018 37,396 An +0.4%
2019 38,789 An +3.7%
2020 40,221 An +3.7%
2021 40,773 An +1.4%
2022 43,327 An +6.3%
2023 42,950 An -0.9%
2024 41,956 An -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39,523 An 20,780 An 54,436 An 9
1970s 46,445 An 21,408 An 89,579 An 10
1980s 29,652 An 21,561 An 37,562 An 10
1990s 29,819 An 26,412 An 33,961 An 10
2000s 28,604 An 27,389 An 30,483 An 10
2010s 34,322 An 30,831 An 38,789 An 10
2020s 41,845 An 40,221 An 43,327 An 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in China, Taiwan Province of?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in China, Taiwan Province of was 41,956 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 89,579 An in 1977.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 20,780 An in 1961.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 133rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,892 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.