Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Poland
Poland: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 637,490 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Poland is 637,490 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Poland peaked at 778,600 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 281,300 t, in 2002.
That places Poland 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Poland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 337,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 386,400 t | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 434,700 t | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 449,600 t | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 412,100 t | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 406,000 t | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 470,500 t | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 505,800 t | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 544,300 t | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 508,800 t | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 487,300 t | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 451,700 t | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 487,400 t | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 627,500 t | +28.7% |
| 1975 | 685,300 t | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 778,600 t | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 711,000 t | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 700,200 t | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 735,500 t | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 702,600 t | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 524,300 t | -25.4% |
| 1982 | 674,000 t | +28.6% |
| 1983 | 642,000 t | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 686,500 t | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 723,500 t | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 751,900 t | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 735,100 t | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 688,900 t | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 636,700 t | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 725,400 t | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 662,500 t | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 544,100 t | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 480,400 t | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 421,300 t | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 385,700 t | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 414,900 t | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 429,100 t | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 429,900 t | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 384,600 t | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 348,500 t | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 316,300 t | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 281,300 t | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 317,400 t | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 310,500 t | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 309,500 t | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 362,900 t | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 379,500 t | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 393,400 t | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 396,900 t | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 400,900 t | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 391,200 t | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 382,900 t | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 373,900 t | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 446,300 t | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 486,700 t | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 512,000 t | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 569,200 t | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 564,840 t | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 560,500 t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 559,460 t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 555,220 t | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 540,680 t | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 514,770 t | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 637,490 t | +23.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 637,490 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 37,784 t, 16.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Poland's 637,490 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,935 t, 7.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438,578 t | 337,800 t | 544,300 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 617,330 t | 451,700 t | 778,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 676,550 t | 524,300 t | 751,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 487,790 t | 384,600 t | 725,400 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 341,620 t | 281,300 t | 396,900 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 468,844 t | 373,900 t | 569,200 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 561,524 t | 514,770 t | 637,490 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 697.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3991 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Poland?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Poland was 637,490 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 778,600 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,300 t in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
- Poland ranks 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.