Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 2.17 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.17 million An
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
6th
of 20 countries
All-time high
2.30 million An
in 2020
All-time low
387,000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Viet Nam, 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

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

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 2.17 million An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Viet Nam peaked at 2.30 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 387,000 An, in 1961.

That places Viet Nam 6th out of 20 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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Viet Nam, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 387,000 An —
1962 397,000 An +2.6%
1963 400,000 An +0.8%
1964 419,000 An +4.8%
1965 441,000 An +5.3%
1966 465,000 An +5.4%
1967 442,000 An -4.9%
1968 466,000 An +5.4%
1969 457,000 An -1.9%
1970 505,000 An +10.5%
1971 500,000 An -1.0%
1972 519,000 An +3.8%
1973 515,000 An -0.8%
1974 520,000 An +1.0%
1975 515,000 An -1.0%
1976 488,000 An -5.2%
1977 500,000 An +2.5%
1978 544,000 An +8.8%
1979 594,000 An +9.2%
1980 599,500 An +0.9%
1981 623,900 An +4.1%
1982 667,000 An +6.9%
1983 699,000 An +4.8%
1984 732,000 An +4.7%
1985 780,600 An +6.6%
1986 817,000 An +4.7%
1987 827,000 An +1.2%
1988 858,900 An +3.9%
1989 880,000 An +2.5%
1990 883,000 An +0.3%
1991 872,350 An -1.2%
1992 894,589 An +2.5%
1993 965,242 An +7.9%
1994 962,230 An -0.3%
1995 990,635 An +3.0%
1996 898,926 An -9.3%
1997 926,225 An +3.0%
1998 886,250 An -4.3%
1999 914,078 An +3.1%
2000 912,500 An -0.2%
2001 918,750 An +0.7%
2002 936,250 An +1.9%
2003 997,000 An +6.5%
2004 1.09 million An +9.4%
2005 1.24 million An +13.8%
2006 1.38 million An +10.9%
2007 1.66 million An +20.8%
2008 1.80 million An +8.0%
2009 2.02 million An +12.5%
2010 2.11 million An +4.4%
2011 2.13 million An +0.9%
2012 2.15 million An +1.2%
2013 2.09 million An -2.9%
2014 1.94 million An -7.5%
2015 1.96 million An +1.2%
2016 2.00 million An +2.1%
2017 2.05 million An +2.6%
2018 2.13 million An +3.8%
2019 2.22 million An +4.2%
2020 2.30 million An +3.8%
2021 2.30 million An -0.1%
2022 2.28 million An -0.7%
2023 2.22 million An -2.8%
2024 2.17 million An -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 430,444 An 387,000 An 466,000 An 9
1970s 520,000 An 488,000 An 594,000 An 10
1980s 748,490 An 599,500 An 880,000 An 10
1990s 919,352 An 872,350 An 990,635 An 10
2000s 1.30 million An 912,500 An 2.02 million An 10
2010s 2.08 million An 1.94 million An 2.22 million An 10
2020s 2.26 million An 2.17 million An 2.30 million An 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 3 USSR 40.30 million An compare
  2. 4 Brazil 39.69 million An compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 5.14 million An compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 19.36 million An compare
  5. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 4.59 million An compare
  6. 6 Argentina 13.93 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Viet Nam?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Viet Nam was 2.17 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 2.30 million An in 2020.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 387,000 An in 1961.
How does Viet Nam rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
Viet Nam ranks 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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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.