Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in India
India: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 1.5 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in India is 1.5 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in India peaked at 1.5 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3027 t per square kilometre, in 1996.
India ranks 30th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3555 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.362 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3662 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3756 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3842 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3921 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4034 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4151 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4229 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4339 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4449 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.45 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4629 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4774 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4907 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5047 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5167 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5278 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5452 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.563 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5754 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6315 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6369 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6431 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6571 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6662 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6855 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.694 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7024 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7194 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4907 t per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4645 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3178 t per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3447 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.37 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3027 t per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.37 t per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4541 t per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4877 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5129 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.555 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6088 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6592 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7299 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7484 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.824 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8375 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9081 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9922 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.37 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.41 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 1.46 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.5 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3944 t per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 1.5 t per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8127 t per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -31.8% | 0.7194 t per square kilometre | 0.4907 t per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -31.6% | 0.4645 t per square kilometre | 0.3178 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3863 t per square kilometre | 0.3555 t per square kilometre | 0.4229 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4854 t per square kilometre | 0.4339 t per square kilometre | 0.5452 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6455 t per square kilometre | 0.563 t per square kilometre | 0.7024 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4322 t per square kilometre | 0.3027 t per square kilometre | 0.7194 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7376 t per square kilometre | 0.5129 t per square kilometre | 0.9922 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 t per square kilometre | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 1.44 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 t per square kilometre | 1.26 t per square kilometre | 1.5 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in India?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in India was 1.5 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3027 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does India rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.