Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Estonia
Estonia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 7,720 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 7,720 t for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Estonia peaked at 45,362 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7,720 t, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 136th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 — Production in Estonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 45,362 t | — |
| 1993 | 42,567 t | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 31,035 t | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 25,776 t | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 22,114 t | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 18,983 t | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 19,300 t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 21,739 t | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 15,383 t | -29.2% |
| 2001 | 14,159 t | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 16,508 t | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 13,149 t | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 15,242 t | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 13,431 t | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 14,829 t | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 15,422 t | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 14,277 t | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 14,172 t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12,926 t | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 12,187 t | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 12,275 t | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11,481 t | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 9,800 t | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 12,600 t | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 14,800 t | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 11,900 t | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 9,760 t | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 9,250 t | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 9,580 t | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 9,950 t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 8,770 t | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 7,950 t | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 7,720 t | -2.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 7,720 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 37,784 t, 20% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 7,720 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,935 t, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,360 t | 18,983 t | 45,362 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 14,657 t | 13,149 t | 16,508 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,698 t | 9,250 t | 14,800 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,794 t | 7,720 t | 9,950 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 133 Togo 8,800 t compare
- 134 China, Taiwan Province of 8,369 t compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 7,957 t compare
- 137 Jamaica 7,407 t compare
- 138 Montenegro 6,700 t compare
- 139 Djibouti 6,472 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Estonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 566.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5048 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2928 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Estonia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Estonia was 7,720 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 45,362 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,720 t in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
- Estonia ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production. 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.