Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production was 338,900 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
338,900 t
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 20 countries
All-time high
338,900 t
in 2024
All-time low
65,600 t
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam is 338,900 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Viet Nam peaked at 338,900 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,600 t, in 1996.

That places Viet Nam 8th out of 20 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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Viet Nam, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 66,645 t —
1962 68,075 t +2.1%
1963 68,720 t +0.9%
1964 71,725 t +4.4%
1965 75,375 t +5.1%
1966 79,455 t +5.4%
1967 77,030 t -3.1%
1968 80,750 t +4.8%
1969 80,255 t -0.6%
1970 86,975 t +8.4%
1971 85,900 t -1.2%
1972 88,545 t +3.1%
1973 88,405 t -0.2%
1974 89,350 t +1.1%
1975 89,125 t -0.3%
1976 86,200 t -3.3%
1977 87,340 t +1.3%
1978 93,200 t +6.7%
1979 100,350 t +7.7%
1980 101,300 t +0.9%
1981 106,330 t +5.0%
1982 114,500 t +7.7%
1983 123,900 t +8.2%
1984 133,250 t +7.5%
1985 140,815 t +5.7%
1986 135,980 t -3.4%
1987 143,300 t +5.4%
1988 154,350 t +7.7%
1989 158,000 t +2.4%
1990 164,225 t +3.9%
1991 69,788 t -57.5%
1992 71,567 t +2.5%
1993 77,239 t +7.9%
1994 80,472 t +4.2%
1995 71,924 t -10.6%
1996 65,600 t -8.8%
1997 67,500 t +2.9%
1998 70,200 t +4.0%
1999 72,400 t +3.1%
2000 78,200 t +8.0%
2001 80,900 t +3.5%
2002 84,900 t +4.9%
2003 88,300 t +4.0%
2004 97,500 t +10.4%
2005 111,100 t +13.9%
2006 123,100 t +10.8%
2007 150,500 t +22.3%
2008 164,000 t +9.0%
2009 188,400 t +14.9%
2010 199,400 t +5.8%
2011 206,300 t +3.5%
2012 210,300 t +1.9%
2013 204,000 t -3.0%
2014 208,300 t +2.1%
2015 246,400 t +18.3%
2016 251,500 t +2.1%
2017 273,600 t +8.8%
2018 290,300 t +6.1%
2019 301,100 t +3.7%
2020 309,200 t +2.7%
2021 331,300 t +7.1%
2022 331,200 t -0.0%
2023 336,800 t +1.7%
2024 338,900 t +0.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production in Viet Nam 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 -57.5% 164,225 t 69,788 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74,226 t 66,645 t 80,750 t 9
1970s 89,539 t 85,900 t 100,350 t 10
1980s 131,172 t 101,300 t 158,000 t 10
1990s 81,091 t 65,600 t 164,225 t 10
2000s 116,690 t 78,200 t 188,400 t 10
2010s 239,120 t 199,400 t 301,100 t 10
2020s 329,480 t 309,200 t 338,900 t 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 5 India 4.57 million t compare
  2. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 666,227 t compare
  3. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 418,690 t compare
  4. 6 Australia and New Zealand 3.33 million t compare
  5. 7 Argentina 3.18 million t compare
  6. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 349,417 t compare
  7. 8 Pakistan 2.64 million t compare
  8. 9 Australia 2.59 million t compare
  9. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 238,796 t compare
  10. 10 Mexico 2.25 million t compare
  11. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69,617 t compare
  12. 11 Russian Federation 1.69 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Viet Nam?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production in Viet Nam was 338,900 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 338,900 t in 2024.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 65,600 t in 1996.
How does Viet Nam rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production?
Viet Nam ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam 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.