Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 249 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
249 kg/An
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
64th
of 190 countries
All-time high
249 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
134 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 249 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 249 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 134 kg/An, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 64th 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 134 kg/An
1962 140 kg/An +4.5%
1963 142 kg/An +1.4%
1964 141 kg/An -0.7%
1965 141 kg/An +0.0%
1966 144 kg/An +2.1%
1967 146 kg/An +1.4%
1968 149 kg/An +2.1%
1969 151 kg/An +1.3%
1970 155 kg/An +2.6%
1971 164 kg/An +5.8%
1972 170 kg/An +3.7%
1973 168 kg/An -1.2%
1974 168 kg/An +0.0%
1975 171 kg/An +1.8%
1976 170 kg/An -0.6%
1977 164 kg/An -3.5%
1978 165 kg/An +0.6%
1979 174 kg/An +5.5%
1980 174 kg/An +0.0%
1981 171 kg/An -1.7%
1982 175 kg/An +2.3%
1983 168 kg/An -4.0%
1984 179 kg/An +6.5%
1985 182 kg/An +1.7%
1986 181 kg/An -0.5%
1987 186 kg/An +2.8%
1988 191 kg/An +2.7%
1989 196 kg/An +2.6%
1990 202 kg/An +3.1%
1991 203 kg/An +0.5%
1992 201 kg/An -1.0%
1993 207 kg/An +3.0%
1994 213 kg/An +2.9%
1995 211 kg/An -0.9%
1996 204 kg/An -3.3%
1997 201 kg/An -1.5%
1998 197 kg/An -2.0%
1999 203 kg/An +3.0%
2000 212 kg/An +4.4%
2001 222 kg/An +4.7%
2002 214 kg/An -3.6%
2003 208 kg/An -2.8%
2004 217 kg/An +4.3%
2005 223 kg/An +2.8%
2006 226 kg/An +1.3%
2007 222 kg/An -1.8%
2008 224 kg/An +0.9%
2009 222 kg/An -0.9%
2010 229 kg/An +3.2%
2011 232 kg/An +1.3%
2012 233 kg/An +0.4%
2013 228 kg/An -2.1%
2014 227 kg/An -0.4%
2015 225 kg/An -0.9%
2016 220 kg/An -2.2%
2017 230 kg/An +4.5%
2018 234 kg/An +1.7%
2019 232 kg/An -0.9%
2020 234 kg/An +0.9%
2021 240 kg/An +2.6%
2022 244 kg/An +1.7%
2023 248 kg/An +1.6%
2024 249 kg/An +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 143.11 kg/An 134 kg/An 151 kg/An 9
1970s 166.9 kg/An 155 kg/An 174 kg/An 10
1980s 180.3 kg/An 168 kg/An 196 kg/An 10
1990s 204.2 kg/An 197 kg/An 213 kg/An 10
2000s 219 kg/An 208 kg/An 226 kg/An 10
2010s 229 kg/An 220 kg/An 234 kg/An 10
2020s 243 kg/An 234 kg/An 249 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 62 Italy 250 kg/An compare
  2. 62 United Arab Emirates 250 kg/An compare
  3. 65 Belarus 245 kg/An compare
  4. 65 Réunion 245 kg/An compare
  5. 67 Sierra Leone 244 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 Australia and New Zealand?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand was 249 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 Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 249 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 134 kg/An in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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