Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Rwanda
Rwanda: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 42,094 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Rwanda stood at 42,094 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Rwanda peaked at 42,094 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,056 t, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,056 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,281 t | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 4,992 t | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 5,200 t | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 5,262 t | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 6,032 t | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 6,552 t | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 6,240 t | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 6,448 t | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 6,552 t | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 6,656 t | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 6,864 t | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 6,656 t | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 8,320 t | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 10,608 t | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 10,400 t | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 10,712 t | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 11,024 t | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 11,440 t | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 12,272 t | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 13,416 t | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 13,156 t | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 13,312 t | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 13,520 t | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 14,560 t | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 13,520 t | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 12,480 t | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 13,520 t | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 13,936 t | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 14,144 t | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 14,352 t | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 13,104 t | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 11,960 t | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 10,400 t | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 10,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11,440 t | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 13,520 t | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 15,600 t | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 17,680 t | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 17,160 t | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 19,448 t | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 19,760 t | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 23,638 t | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 22,965 t | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 23,920 t | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 28,600 t | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 31,200 t | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 36,920 t | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 35,360 t | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 27,538 t | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 28,311 t | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 29,021 t | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 29,807 t | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 32,209 t | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 36,582 t | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 32,006 t | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 29,720 t | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 33,088 t | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 35,851 t | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 41,392 t | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 39,608 t | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 38,100 t | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 39,227 t | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 42,094 t | +7.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 42,094 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 63,355 t, 66% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 42,094 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,944 t, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,451 t | 4,056 t | 6,552 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,923 t | 6,552 t | 11,440 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,369 t | 12,272 t | 14,560 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,260 t | 10,400 t | 17,680 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,897 t | 17,160 t | 36,920 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,413 t | 27,538 t | 36,582 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,084 t | 38,100 t | 42,094 t | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Rwanda?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Rwanda was 42,094 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 42,094 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,056 t in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
- Rwanda ranks 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.