Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 10.24 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 1.82 t in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 55,481 t, and the mean is 411,522 t.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 609.6%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 72.5%).
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 10.24 million t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 2 | USSR | 8.26 million t | 1991 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 3 | China | 7.81 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1.50 million t | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 7.79 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 4.57 million t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 666,227 t | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.33 million t | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 418,690 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 3.18 million t | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 349,417 t | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 2.64 million t | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 338,900 t | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 2.59 million t | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 238,796 t | 2024 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.25 million t | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 1.69 million t | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 69,617 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 1.30 million t | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41,902 t | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 1.29 million t | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27,812 t | 2024 | up 84.4% | falling |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 20,349 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 15 | South Africa | 1.10 million t | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 15 | Melanesia | 12,234 t | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 1.02 million t | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 2,261 t | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 934,300 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 1,981 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 755,211 t | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Polynesia | 1,812 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 743,678 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 252.21 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 252.21 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 20 | New Zealand | 741,844 t | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 718,450 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 677,184 t | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 637,490 t | 2024 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 619,351 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 602,600 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | Chad | 578,029 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 577,893 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 27 | Caribbean | 191,917 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 521,031 t | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 37,009 t | 2024 | up 74.9% | falling |
| 29 | Japan | 461,905 t | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 701.57 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 433,330 t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 429,336 t | 2024 | up 53.3% | falling |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 428,612 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 33 | Paraguay | 427,140 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 399,000 t | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 370,000 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 366,282 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Sudan (former) | 345,000 t | 2011 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 38 | Czechoslovakia | 318,862 t | 1992 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 39 | Nigeria | 317,049 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 313,639 t | 2024 | up 609.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 312,602 t | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Yugoslav SFR | 301,383 t | 1991 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 281,200 t | 1999 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 44 | Kenya | 260,083 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 254,200 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium | 249,440 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 47 | Ukraine | 244,500 t | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia PDR | 244,000 t | 1992 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 49 | Ecuador | 242,011 t | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 237,543 t | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 51 | Zambia | 221,927 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 211,783 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 209,347 t | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 203,991 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 55 | Austria | 203,470 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 197,958 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 57 | Philippines | 181,455 t | 2024 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia and Montenegro | 156,000 t | 2005 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 152,223 t | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Switzerland | 144,057 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 61 | Sweden | 140,970 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 140,473 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 63 | Myanmar | 138,981 t | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 138,271 t | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 136,146 t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Algeria | 135,000 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 67 | South Sudan | 132,346 t | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 130,569 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 69 | Cameroon | 127,281 t | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 125,469 t | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 71 | Israel | 120,244 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Denmark | 116,400 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 73 | Angola | 110,104 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 107,749 t | 2024 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 103,630 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Portugal | 101,770 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 94,191 t | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 78 | Finland | 86,510 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 79 | Norway | 86,090 t | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 80 | Yemen | 86,025 t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Senegal | 79,496 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 82 | Romania | 75,780 t | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 83 | Serbia | 75,048 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 84 | Guinea | 74,013 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Malawi | 73,662 t | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 71,678 t | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 87 | Czechia | 71,040 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 67,693 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 89 | Mali | 67,217 t | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 90 | Niger | 65,289 t | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 91 | Honduras | 65,000 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 92 | Cambodia | 64,962 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Botswana | 64,889 t | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 61,421 t | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 60,209 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 96 | Armenia | 60,060 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 97 | Somalia | 55,481 t | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 98 | Haiti | 49,944 t | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 99 | Jordan | 49,530 t | 2024 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Benin | 47,794 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Lithuania | 44,760 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 43,000 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Croatia | 42,480 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 104 | Malaysia | 42,426 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Rwanda | 42,094 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Tunisia | 41,793 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 107 | Iraq | 40,547 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 108 | Lebanon | 39,194 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Namibia | 35,743 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 110 | Greece | 33,089 t | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 111 | Slovenia | 31,940 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 112 | Ghana | 31,833 t | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 113 | Mauritania | 31,134 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 29,800 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 115 | Georgia | 26,700 t | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 116 | Albania | 25,996 t | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Eritrea | 25,585 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 118 | Madagascar | 24,978 t | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Hungary | 23,810 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 22,005 t | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | 21,335 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 19,107 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | 17,957 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 124 | Burundi | 16,871 t | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 125 | Latvia | 16,820 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 126 | El Salvador | 16,415 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 127 | Oman | 16,138 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Palestine | 13,416 t | 2022 | up 65.6% | flat |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 11,277 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 130 | Slovakia | 10,060 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,792 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 9,430 t | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 133 | Togo | 8,800 t | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 134 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8,369 t | 2024 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,957 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Estonia | 7,720 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 7,407 t | 2024 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 138 | Montenegro | 6,700 t | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 139 | Djibouti | 6,472 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Libya | 6,219 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 141 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5,802 t | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Cyprus | 5,640 t | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 143 | Congo | 5,383 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Iceland | 4,860 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 145 | Fiji | 4,160 t | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 4,135 t | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | 4,060 t | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 148 | Guyana | 3,256 t | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 149 | New Caledonia | 2,984 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 2,647 t | 2006 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 151 | Gambia | 2,577 t | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 2,296 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 153 | Belize | 2,143 t | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritius | 2,090 t | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 2,022 t | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 156 | Réunion | 1,859 t | 2006 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 157 | Kuwait | 1,859 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Martinique | 1,626 t | 2006 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 159 | Bhutan | 1,560 t | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Suriname | 1,488 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,412 t | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 1,293 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 1,226 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 164 | Malta | 1,150 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 165 | Lesotho | 1,042 t | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,030 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 167 | Liberia | 968.67 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 168 | Qatar | 914.21 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | 775.56 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 772.26 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 171 | China, Macao SAR | 760.51 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 172 | Gabon | 754.6 t | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 543.97 t | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 420.21 t | 2024 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 403.73 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 176 | Tonga | 345.87 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 177 | French Guiana | 295 t | 2006 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 178 | Grenada | 190.83 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 163.47 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 155 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 181 | Barbados | 146.44 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Faroe Islands | 77 t | 2024 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.34 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 48.36 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.73 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 186 | Singapore | 33.9 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Bahamas | 17.55 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 17.05 t | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 7.21 t | 2024 | up 65.4% | falling |
| 190 | Niue | 1.82 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 77.05 million t
- Asia 22.68 million t
- Americas 33.33 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.50 million t
- South America 16.58 million t
- Northern America 13.58 million t
- Middle Africa 953,462 t
- United States of America 12.29 million t
- Europe 10.30 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.40 million t
- Eastern Asia 8.77 million t
- Southern Asia 7.88 million t
- Africa 7.39 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 227,530 t
- European Union (27) 6.67 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6.65 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6.54 million t
- Western Europe 3.35 million t
- Oceania 3.35 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.18 million t
- Central America 2.98 million t
- Eastern Africa 2.97 million t
- Central Asia 2.24 million t
- Western Asia 2.20 million t
- Northern Europe 2.04 million t
- Southern Europe 1.73 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 1.59 million t
- Northern Africa 1.32 million t
- Southern Africa 1.22 million t
- Western Africa 919,260 t
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.