Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in India
India: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 11.95 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
India recorded 11.95 million An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in India peaked at 18.51 million An in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7.97 million An, in 1991.
India ranks 8th of 190 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 in India, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.31 million An | — |
| 1962 | 10.50 million An | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 10.67 million An | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 10.90 million An | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 11.16 million An | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 11.39 million An | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 11.73 million An | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 12.06 million An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 12.31 million An | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 12.63 million An | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 12.95 million An | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 13.00 million An | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 13.30 million An | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 13.63 million An | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 13.94 million An | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 14.27 million An | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 14.59 million An | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 14.80 million An | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 15.22 million An | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 15.64 million An | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 15.95 million An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 17.33 million An | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 17.43 million An | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 17.59 million An | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 17.70 million An | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.79 million An | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 18.35 million An | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 18.43 million An | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 18.51 million An | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 18.11 million An | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 7.97 million An | -56.0% |
| 1992 | 8.17 million An | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 8.28 million An | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.38 million An | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.50 million An | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8.61 million An | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.72 million An | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.85 million An | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 8.97 million An | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 9.10 million An | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.23 million An | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.36 million An | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.50 million An | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.67 million An | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.85 million An | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.03 million An | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.22 million An | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 10.41 million An | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.60 million An | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.20 million An | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 11.30 million An | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.40 million An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.50 million An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.60 million An | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.44 million An | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.43 million An | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.34 million An | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.93 million An | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 11.70 million An | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 11.53 million An | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.75 million An | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 11.81 million An | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.88 million An | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.95 million An | +0.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 11.95 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 401,854 An, 29.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 11.95 million An is above the median for South Asia, which is 477,000 An, 25.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -56.0% | 18.11 million An | 7.97 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.23 million An | 10.31 million An | 12.31 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.83 million An | 12.63 million An | 15.22 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.47 million An | 15.64 million An | 18.51 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.46 million An | 7.97 million An | 18.11 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.80 million An | 9.10 million An | 10.60 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.48 million An | 11.20 million An | 11.93 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.79 million An | 11.53 million An | 11.95 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 5 Pakistan 19.36 million An compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 4.59 million An compare
- 6 Argentina 13.93 million An compare
- 6 Viet Nam 2.17 million An compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.84 million An compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 13.37 million An compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.70 million An compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.41 million An compare
- 9 Mexico 8.92 million An compare
- 10 Australia 8.69 million An compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 567,452 An compare
- 11 Russian Federation 7.54 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in India?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in India was 11.95 million 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 18.51 million An in 1989.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 million An in 1991.
- How does India rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- India ranks 8th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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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.