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

Latest (2024)
164 kg/An
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
23rd
of 41 groups
All-time high
171 kg/An
in 2010
All-time low
142 kg/An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Africa, 1961–2024

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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 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 Faroe Islands 317 kg/An compare
  2. 21 Ireland 316 kg/An compare
  3. 22 Jordan 314 kg/An compare
  4. 23 Namibia 313 kg/An compare
  5. 24 Belgium 308 kg/An compare
  6. 25 Czechia 307 kg/An compare
  7. 26 Slovenia 303 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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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 41 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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Indicator
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,887 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.