Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Small island developing States (SIDS)

Small island developing States (SIDS): Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 227,530 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
227,530 t
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
10th
of 20 groups
All-time high
343,203 t
in 1968
All-time low
223,940 t
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024

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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 Small island developing States (SIDS) is 227,530 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 343,203 t in 1968 and was at its lowest, 223,940 t, in 2020.

Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 231,354 t —
1962 238,801 t +3.2%
1963 246,464 t +3.2%
1964 261,814 t +6.2%
1965 269,347 t +2.9%
1966 276,424 t +2.6%
1967 280,419 t +1.4%
1968 343,203 t +22.4%
1969 336,558 t -1.9%
1970 317,570 t -5.6%
1971 309,985 t -2.4%
1972 306,032 t -1.3%
1973 285,178 t -6.8%
1974 261,960 t -8.1%
1975 247,231 t -5.6%
1976 283,680 t +14.7%
1977 300,748 t +6.0%
1978 302,330 t +0.5%
1979 290,160 t -4.0%
1980 293,885 t +1.3%
1981 288,794 t -1.7%
1982 293,510 t +1.6%
1983 303,286 t +3.3%
1984 305,841 t +0.8%
1985 314,899 t +3.0%
1986 322,156 t +2.3%
1987 317,141 t -1.6%
1988 324,748 t +2.4%
1989 321,622 t -1.0%
1990 323,124 t +0.5%
1991 245,078 t -24.2%
1992 241,059 t -1.6%
1993 229,244 t -4.9%
1994 233,726 t +2.0%
1995 234,483 t +0.3%
1996 243,960 t +4.0%
1997 225,673 t -7.5%
1998 235,152 t +4.2%
1999 245,890 t +4.6%
2000 254,643 t +3.6%
2001 250,626 t -1.6%
2002 243,059 t -3.0%
2003 233,643 t -3.9%
2004 233,930 t +0.1%
2005 233,883 t -0.0%
2006 237,908 t +1.7%
2007 246,653 t +3.7%
2008 254,466 t +3.2%
2009 258,968 t +1.8%
2010 271,387 t +4.8%
2011 262,886 t -3.1%
2012 256,629 t -2.4%
2013 262,681 t +2.4%
2014 244,209 t -7.0%
2015 267,543 t +9.6%
2016 270,003 t +0.9%
2017 236,590 t -12.4%
2018 247,234 t +4.5%
2019 230,561 t -6.7%
2020 223,940 t -2.9%
2021 241,317 t +7.8%
2022 245,984 t +1.9%
2023 232,736 t -5.4%
2024 227,530 t -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 276,043 t 231,354 t 343,203 t 9
1970s 290,487 t 247,231 t 317,570 t 10
1980s 308,588 t 288,794 t 324,748 t 10
1990s 245,739 t 225,673 t 323,124 t 10
2000s 244,778 t 233,643 t 258,968 t 10
2010s 254,972 t 230,561 t 271,387 t 10
2020s 234,301 t 223,940 t 245,984 t 5

Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)

  1. 7 Argentina 3.18 million t compare
  2. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 349,417 t compare
  3. 8 Pakistan 2.64 million t compare
  4. 8 Viet Nam 338,900 t compare
  5. 9 Australia 2.59 million t compare
  6. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 238,796 t compare
  7. 10 Mexico 2.25 million t compare
  8. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69,617 t compare
  9. 11 Russian Federation 1.69 million t compare
  10. 12 France 1.30 million t compare
  11. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 41,902 t compare
  12. 13 Canada 1.29 million t compare
  13. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27,812 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 227,530 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The highest recorded value was 343,203 t in 1968.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The lowest recorded value was 223,940 t in 2020.
How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.