Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa
Africa: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 164 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Africa stood at 164 kg/An.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Africa peaked at 171 kg/An in 2010 and was at its lowest, 142 kg/An, in 1962.
That places Africa 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 143 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 142 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 146 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 147 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 148 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 145 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 144 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 142 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 144 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 144 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 144 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 144 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 143 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 143 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 145 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 146 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 146 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 146 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 147 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 147 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 148 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 150 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 149 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 149 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 151 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 142 kg/An | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 144 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 142 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 144 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 142 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 154 kg/An | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 156 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 151 kg/An | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 148 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 148 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 148 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 159 kg/An | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 147 kg/An | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 149 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 146 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 156 kg/An | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 160 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 162 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 163 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 166 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 168 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 169 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 168 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 169 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 171 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 168 kg/An | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 164 kg/An | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 166 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 166 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 168 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 158 kg/An | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 155 kg/An | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 159 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 161 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 162 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 162 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 161 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 164 kg/An | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144.56 kg/An | 142 kg/An | 148 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 144.8 kg/An | 143 kg/An | 147 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.6 kg/An | 142 kg/An | 151 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 150.2 kg/An | 142 kg/An | 159 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 162.7 kg/An | 146 kg/An | 169 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.6 kg/An | 155 kg/An | 171 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 162 kg/An | 161 kg/An | 164 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 20 Faroe Islands 317 kg/An compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 97 kg/An compare
- 21 Ireland 316 kg/An compare
- 21 Caribbean 166 kg/An compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 165 kg/An compare
- 22 Jordan 314 kg/An compare
- 23 Namibia 313 kg/An compare
- 24 Belgium 308 kg/An compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 157 kg/An compare
- 25 Czechia 307 kg/An compare
- 26 Slovenia 303 kg/An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Africa?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Africa was 164 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 171 kg/An in 2010.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 kg/An in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.