Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 238,796 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
238,796 t
Change on year
down 6.9%
Rank
9th
of 20 regions
All-time high
414,000 t
in 2014
All-time low
82,060 t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 238,796 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 414,000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82,060 t, in 1963.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 9th of 20 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 88,840 t
1962 92,920 t +4.6%
1963 82,060 t -11.7%
1964 83,600 t +1.9%
1965 84,500 t +1.1%
1966 85,400 t +1.1%
1967 88,260 t +3.3%
1968 91,120 t +3.2%
1969 95,880 t +5.2%
1970 105,140 t +9.7%
1971 115,040 t +9.4%
1972 125,580 t +9.2%
1973 127,640 t +1.6%
1974 134,520 t +5.4%
1975 138,000 t +2.6%
1976 157,680 t +14.3%
1977 167,200 t +6.0%
1978 167,040 t -0.1%
1979 169,040 t +1.2%
1980 178,680 t +5.7%
1981 178,480 t -0.1%
1982 178,960 t +0.3%
1983 174,120 t -2.7%
1984 174,280 t +0.1%
1985 177,600 t +1.9%
1986 180,760 t +1.8%
1987 183,620 t +1.6%
1988 190,240 t +3.6%
1989 212,240 t +11.6%
1990 220,560 t +3.9%
1991 226,800 t +2.8%
1992 235,960 t +4.0%
1993 245,120 t +3.9%
1994 255,280 t +4.1%
1995 264,920 t +3.8%
1996 318,695 t +20.3%
1997 328,421 t +3.1%
1998 335,989 t +2.3%
1999 297,672 t -11.4%
2000 289,000 t -2.9%
2001 295,000 t +2.1%
2002 356,692 t +20.9%
2003 330,920 t -7.2%
2004 353,500 t +6.8%
2005 363,000 t +2.7%
2006 388,800 t +7.1%
2007 407,500 t +4.8%
2008 339,585 t -16.7%
2009 341,953 t +0.7%
2010 362,351 t +6.0%
2011 367,795 t +1.5%
2012 370,873 t +0.8%
2013 396,200 t +6.8%
2014 414,000 t +4.5%
2015 348,354 t -15.9%
2016 325,183 t -6.7%
2017 253,865 t -21.9%
2018 221,781 t -12.6%
2019 175,762 t -20.7%
2020 254,526 t +44.8%
2021 342,973 t +34.7%
2022 300,046 t -12.5%
2023 256,505 t -14.5%
2024 238,796 t -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 88,064 t 82,060 t 95,880 t 9
1970s 140,688 t 105,140 t 169,040 t 10
1980s 182,898 t 174,120 t 212,240 t 10
1990s 272,942 t 220,560 t 335,989 t 10
2000s 346,595 t 289,000 t 407,500 t 10
2010s 323,616 t 175,762 t 414,000 t 10
2020s 278,569 t 238,796 t 342,973 t 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 6 Australia and New Zealand 3.33 million t compare
  2. 7 Argentina 3.18 million t compare
  3. 8 Pakistan 2.64 million t compare
  4. 9 Australia 2.59 million t compare
  5. 10 Mexico 2.25 million t compare
  6. 11 Russian Federation 1.69 million t compare
  7. 12 France 1.30 million t compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 238,796 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 414,000 t in 2014.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 82,060 t in 1963.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 9th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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Indicator
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production
Unit
t
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.