Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Algeria
Algeria: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 208 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Algeria, 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 Algeria stood at 208 kg/An.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Algeria peaked at 231 kg/An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 106 kg/An, in 1974.
Algeria ranks 91st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 117 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 124 kg/An | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 114 kg/An | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 118 kg/An | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 110 kg/An | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 108 kg/An | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 112 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 112 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 115 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 117 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 116 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 113 kg/An | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 106 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 115 kg/An | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 113 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 116 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 129 kg/An | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 124 kg/An | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 124 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 123 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 123 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 124 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 130 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 140 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 145 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 153 kg/An | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 152 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 152 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 153 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 160 kg/An | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 161 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 164 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 178 kg/An | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 168 kg/An | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 180 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 183 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 180 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 198 kg/An | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 183 kg/An | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 193 kg/An | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 195 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 194 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 194 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 195 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 195 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 195 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 195 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 185 kg/An | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 179 kg/An | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 194 kg/An | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 184 kg/An | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 184 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 190 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 208 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 231 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 227 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 230 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 224 kg/An | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 229 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 220 kg/An | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 209 kg/An | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 208 kg/An | -0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 208 kg/An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 204 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 208 kg/An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 208 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.44 kg/An | 108 kg/An | 124 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 116.4 kg/An | 106 kg/An | 129 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.6 kg/An | 123 kg/An | 153 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 168.8 kg/An | 153 kg/An | 183 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 193.7 kg/An | 183 kg/An | 198 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.2 kg/An | 179 kg/An | 231 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 218 kg/An | 208 kg/An | 229 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 88 Saudi Arabia 213 kg/An compare
- 89 Guadeloupe 212 kg/An compare
- 90 Montenegro 209 kg/An compare
- 91 Burundi 208 kg/An compare
- 93 Iraq 207 kg/An compare
- 94 Botswana 206 kg/An compare
- 94 Suriname 206 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 878.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2418 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Algeria?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Algeria was 208 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 231 kg/An in 2017.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 106 kg/An in 1974.
- How does Algeria rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Algeria ranks 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.