Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 666,227 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in United Republic of Tanzania stood at 666,227 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 115.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 666,227 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80,000 t, in 1961.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 80,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 85,000 t | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 87,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 89,000 t | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 100,584 t | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 103,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 103,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 104,099 t | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 110,862 t | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 117,432 t | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 103,630 t | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 100,065 t | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 106,872 t | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 112,784 t | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 115,346 t | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 127,710 t | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 130,842 t | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 131,285 t | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 123,715 t | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 130,606 t | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 139,960 t | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 145,561 t | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 154,400 t | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 162,500 t | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 170,200 t | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 171,400 t | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 185,900 t | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 193,600 t | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 195,200 t | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 200,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 205,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 210,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 213,000 t | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 246,000 t | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 194,000 t | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 193,000 t | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 198,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 260,000 t | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 175,000 t | -32.7% |
| 2001 | 181,000 t | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 182,000 t | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 182,500 t | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 184,000 t | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 204,520 t | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 208,046 t | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 180,629 t | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 218,976 t | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 225,178 t | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 243,943 t | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 262,606 t | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 289,835 t | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 299,581 t | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 309,353 t | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 319,112 t | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 323,775 t | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 394,604 t | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 471,692 t | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 506,798 t | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 508,355 t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 526,351 t | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 544,984 t | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 612,809 t | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 666,227 t | +8.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in United Republic of Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -32.7% | 260,000 t | 175,000 t |
| 1999 | +31.3% | 198,000 t | 260,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92,409 t | 80,000 t | 104,099 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 115,683 t | 100,065 t | 131,285 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 157,784 t | 123,715 t | 193,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 211,420 t | 193,000 t | 260,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 194,185 t | 175,000 t | 225,178 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 342,130 t | 243,943 t | 506,798 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 571,745 t | 508,355 t | 666,227 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 2 USSR 8.26 million t compare
- 3 China 7.81 million t compare
- 3 Türkiye 1.50 million t compare
- 4 China, mainland 7.79 million t compare
- 5 India 4.57 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 418,690 t compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 3.33 million t compare
- 7 Argentina 3.18 million t compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 349,417 t compare
- 8 Pakistan 2.64 million t compare
- 8 Viet Nam 338,900 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in United Republic of Tanzania was 666,227 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 666,227 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,000 t in 1961.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.