Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Thailand
Thailand: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 792,089 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Thailand, 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 Thailand stood at 792,089 An.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Thailand peaked at 1.88 million An in 1993 and was at its lowest, 422,224 An, in 2003.
That places Thailand 63rd 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 850,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 890,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 910,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 930,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 950,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 970,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 995,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.01 million An | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.03 million An | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.04 million An | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.04 million An | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.03 million An | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.08 million An | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 1.16 million An | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 1.22 million An | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.27 million An | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.28 million An | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.33 million An | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.31 million An | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.22 million An | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 1.37 million An | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 1.43 million An | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.45 million An | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.44 million An | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.43 million An | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.44 million An | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.43 million An | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.41 million An | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.43 million An | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.44 million An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.46 million An | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.82 million An | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 1.88 million An | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.77 million An | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.69 million An | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.52 million An | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million An | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 1.19 million An | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million An | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 502,764 An | -53.8% |
| 2001 | 561,654 An | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 479,052 An | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 422,224 An | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 456,994 An | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 524,477 An | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 550,359 An | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 624,631 An | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 638,290 An | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 674,044 An | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 728,887 An | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 657,109 An | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million An | +83.4% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million An | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million An | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million An | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million An | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million An | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million An | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 972,660 An | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million An | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 955,840 An | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 902,167 An | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 842,480 An | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 792,089 An | -6.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 792,089 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 An, 2.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 792,089 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326,552 An, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +83.4% | 657,109 An | 1.20 million An |
| 2000 | -53.8% | 1.09 million An | 502,764 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 948,889 An | 850,000 An | 1.03 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 million An | 1.03 million An | 1.33 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.40 million An | 1.22 million An | 1.45 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 million An | 1.09 million An | 1.88 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 543,449 An | 422,224 An | 674,044 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 998,620 An | 657,109 An | 1.20 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 899,145 An | 792,089 An | 1.00 million An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.372 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Thailand?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Thailand was 792,089 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million An in 1993.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 422,224 An in 2003.
- How does Thailand rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Thailand ranks 63rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.