Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Asia
Asia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 189 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Asia is 189 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Asia peaked at 189 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 109 kg/An, in 1961.
Asia ranks 4th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 109 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 109 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 110 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 111 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 110 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 109 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 109 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 110 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 110 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 111 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 112 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 114 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 114 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 116 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 116 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 115 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 116 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 117 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 116 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 119 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 120 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 121 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 121 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 127 kg/An | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 129 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 129 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 132 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 132 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 134 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 138 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 159 kg/An | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 162 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 155 kg/An | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 148 kg/An | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 150 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 147 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 148 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 150 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 158 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 157 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 156 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 160 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 162 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 161 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 166 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 167 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 168 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 175 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 176 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 178 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 179 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 184 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 181 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 184 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 183 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 184 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 184 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 185 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 179 kg/An | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 183 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 184 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 186 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 189 kg/An | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109.67 kg/An | 109 kg/An | 111 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 114.7 kg/An | 111 kg/An | 117 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 126.4 kg/An | 119 kg/An | 134 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 151.5 kg/An | 138 kg/An | 162 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 163.2 kg/An | 156 kg/An | 175 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 181.8 kg/An | 176 kg/An | 185 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 184.2 kg/An | 179 kg/An | 189 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Japan 450 kg/An compare
- 1 Türkiye 291 kg/An compare
- 2 Singapore 400 kg/An compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 228 kg/An compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 205 kg/An compare
- 3 Indonesia 398 kg/An compare
- 4 India 382 kg/An compare
- 5 Canada 378 kg/An compare
- 5 Melanesia 182 kg/An compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 169 kg/An compare
- 6 Luxembourg 373 kg/An compare
- 7 China, Macao SAR 358 kg/An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Asia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Asia was 189 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 189 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 109 kg/An in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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.