Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 17,063 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 17,063 An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico peaked at 204,728 An in 1979 and was at its lowest, 15,082 An, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 111,144 An | — |
| 1962 | 112,432 An | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 120,160 An | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 125,237 An | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 142,820 An | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 150,800 An | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 146,525 An | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 137,064 An | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 125,600 An | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 116,568 An | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 126,190 An | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 130,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 136,758 An | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 145,939 An | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 151,042 An | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 153,923 An | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 150,928 An | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 188,010 An | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 204,728 An | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 158,080 An | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 119,100 An | -24.7% |
| 1982 | 93,819 An | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 127,190 An | +35.6% |
| 1984 | 150,146 An | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 136,288 An | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 143,268 An | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 153,965 An | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 121,776 An | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 105,949 An | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 111,181 An | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 101,803 An | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 93,873 An | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 84,969 An | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 79,362 An | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 73,700 An | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 62,000 An | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 71,400 An | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 61,300 An | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 79,927 An | +30.4% |
| 2000 | 72,594 An | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 61,004 An | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 51,640 An | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 47,981 An | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 48,928 An | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 49,904 An | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 46,423 An | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 42,642 An | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 39,474 An | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 36,303 An | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 33,265 An | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 30,363 An | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 26,679 An | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 25,833 An | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 24,223 An | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 22,674 An | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 21,181 An | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 19,738 An | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 18,284 An | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 16,995 An | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 16,138 An | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 15,082 An | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 15,935 An | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 17,382 An | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 17,063 An | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130,198 An | 111,144 An | 150,800 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 150,409 An | 116,568 An | 204,728 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,958 An | 93,819 An | 158,080 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,952 An | 61,300 An | 111,181 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,689 An | 36,303 An | 72,594 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,924 An | 16,995 An | 33,265 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,320 An | 15,082 An | 17,382 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 146 Bhutan 20,689 An compare
- 147 Cyprus 20,530 An compare
- 148 Fiji 17,424 An compare
- 150 New Caledonia 13,393 An compare
- 151 North Macedonia 12,787 An compare
- 152 Guadeloupe 12,500 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6858 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico was 17,063 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 204,728 An in 1979.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,082 An in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Puerto Rico ranks 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.