Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Oman
Oman: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 130,091 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Oman stood at 130,091 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Oman peaked at 160,000 An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,500 An, in 1961.
That places Oman 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Oman, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 8,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8,700 An | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 8,800 An | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 9,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 9,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9,500 An | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 10,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 10,500 An | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 10,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13,000 An | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 16,000 An | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 20,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 22,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 23,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 23,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25,739 An | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 29,740 An | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 32,877 An | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 26,146 An | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 28,955 An | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 27,000 An | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 26,000 An | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 25,000 An | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 24,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 22,000 An | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 20,350 An | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 20,385 An | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 20,500 An | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 21,600 An | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 22,300 An | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 23,500 An | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 24,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 26,570 An | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 30,860 An | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 32,550 An | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 34,200 An | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 36,000 An | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 30,280 An | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 31,140 An | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 31,910 An | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 31,910 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 37,000 An | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 40,000 An | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 57,000 An | +42.5% |
| 2008 | 65,000 An | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 88,000 An | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 115,000 An | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 115,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 118,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 160,000 An | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 133,550 An | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 106,829 An | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 108,966 An | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 111,145 An | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 113,368 An | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 115,635 An | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 117,948 An | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 120,306 An | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 122,712 An | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 125,166 An | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 130,091 An | +3.9% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 130,091 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 149,497 An, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Oman's 130,091 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 181,392 An, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +42.5% | 40,000 An | 57,000 An |
| 2009 | +35.4% | 65,000 An | 88,000 An |
| 2013 | +35.6% | 118,000 An | 160,000 An |
| 2010 | +30.7% | 88,000 An | 115,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,167 An | 8,500 An | 10,500 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,348 An | 10,500 An | 29,740 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,271 An | 20,350 An | 32,877 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,208 An | 20,500 An | 36,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,424 An | 30,280 An | 88,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,749 An | 106,829 An | 160,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,245 An | 117,948 An | 130,091 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Oman
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 560.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2052 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Oman?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Oman was 130,091 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 160,000 An in 2013.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,500 An in 1961.
- How does Oman rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Oman ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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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About this data
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.