Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 43.03 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
43.03 million An
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
43.03 million An
in 2024
All-time low
9.59 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 43.03 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 43.03 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.59 million An, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 9.59 million An
1962 9.73 million An +1.4%
1963 9.83 million An +1.1%
1964 10.00 million An +1.6%
1965 10.03 million An +0.3%
1966 10.73 million An +7.0%
1967 11.08 million An +3.2%
1968 11.48 million An +3.7%
1969 11.68 million An +1.7%
1970 12.08 million An +3.4%
1971 11.85 million An -1.9%
1972 11.94 million An +0.8%
1973 12.21 million An +2.2%
1974 12.35 million An +1.1%
1975 12.41 million An +0.5%
1976 12.91 million An +4.0%
1977 13.73 million An +6.3%
1978 14.70 million An +7.1%
1979 14.71 million An +0.1%
1980 14.91 million An +1.3%
1981 14.97 million An +0.4%
1982 15.43 million An +3.1%
1983 15.76 million An +2.2%
1984 16.17 million An +2.6%
1985 16.35 million An +1.1%
1986 16.86 million An +3.1%
1987 16.00 million An -5.1%
1988 16.65 million An +4.1%
1989 17.39 million An +4.4%
1990 17.78 million An +2.2%
1991 18.69 million An +5.1%
1992 21.75 million An +16.3%
1993 21.51 million An -1.1%
1994 22.08 million An +2.6%
1995 22.99 million An +4.1%
1996 23.47 million An +2.1%
1997 24.19 million An +3.1%
1998 25.52 million An +5.5%
1999 26.52 million An +3.9%
2000 26.38 million An -0.6%
2001 25.29 million An -4.1%
2002 25.86 million An +2.3%
2003 26.48 million An +2.4%
2004 27.31 million An +3.1%
2005 28.43 million An +4.1%
2006 29.16 million An +2.6%
2007 29.04 million An -0.4%
2008 30.34 million An +4.5%
2009 31.11 million An +2.5%
2010 32.71 million An +5.1%
2011 34.30 million An +4.9%
2012 35.48 million An +3.4%
2013 36.03 million An +1.6%
2014 35.95 million An -0.2%
2015 36.98 million An +2.9%
2016 38.08 million An +3.0%
2017 38.25 million An +0.5%
2018 40.36 million An +5.5%
2019 41.03 million An +1.7%
2020 40.09 million An -2.3%
2021 40.81 million An +1.8%
2022 41.26 million An +1.1%
2023 42.21 million An +2.3%
2024 43.03 million An +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.46 million An 9.59 million An 11.68 million An 9
1970s 12.89 million An 11.85 million An 14.71 million An 10
1980s 16.05 million An 14.91 million An 17.39 million An 10
1990s 22.45 million An 17.78 million An 26.52 million An 10
2000s 27.94 million An 25.29 million An 31.11 million An 10
2010s 36.92 million An 32.71 million An 41.03 million An 10
2020s 41.48 million An 40.09 million An 43.03 million An 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 4 Brazil 39.69 million An compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 5.14 million An compare
  3. 5 Pakistan 19.36 million An compare
  4. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 4.59 million An compare
  5. 6 Argentina 13.93 million An compare
  6. 6 Viet Nam 2.17 million An compare
  7. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.84 million An compare
  8. 7 Australia and New Zealand 13.37 million An compare
  9. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.70 million An compare
  10. 8 India 11.95 million An compare
  11. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.41 million An compare
  12. 9 Mexico 8.92 million An compare
  13. 10 Australia 8.69 million An compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 43.03 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 43.03 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.59 million An in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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