Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in China, mainland

China, mainland: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 153 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
153 kg/An
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
134th
of 190 countries
All-time high
153 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
83 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

050100150196119922024

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 153 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in China, mainland peaked at 153 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83 kg/An, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 134th 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 China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 83 kg/An
1962 87 kg/An +4.8%
1963 87 kg/An +0.0%
1964 87 kg/An +0.0%
1965 87 kg/An +0.0%
1966 87 kg/An +0.0%
1967 87 kg/An +0.0%
1968 88 kg/An +1.1%
1969 89 kg/An +1.1%
1970 89 kg/An +0.0%
1971 90 kg/An +1.1%
1972 90 kg/An +0.0%
1973 89 kg/An -1.1%
1974 90 kg/An +1.1%
1975 90 kg/An +0.0%
1976 91 kg/An +1.1%
1977 92 kg/An +1.1%
1978 92 kg/An +0.0%
1979 92 kg/An +0.0%
1980 93 kg/An +1.1%
1981 96 kg/An +3.2%
1982 97 kg/An +1.0%
1983 100 kg/An +3.1%
1984 101 kg/An +1.0%
1985 102 kg/An +1.0%
1986 103 kg/An +1.0%
1987 119 kg/An +15.5%
1988 124 kg/An +4.2%
1989 132 kg/An +6.5%
1990 136 kg/An +3.0%
1991 142 kg/An +4.4%
1992 146 kg/An +2.8%
1993 150 kg/An +2.7%
1994 129 kg/An -14.0%
1995 134 kg/An +3.9%
1996 140 kg/An +4.5%
1997 134 kg/An -4.3%
1998 133 kg/An -0.7%
1999 148 kg/An +11.3%
2000 142 kg/An -4.1%
2001 138 kg/An -2.8%
2002 138 kg/An +0.0%
2003 137 kg/An -0.7%
2004 136 kg/An -0.7%
2005 135 kg/An -0.7%
2006 140 kg/An +3.7%
2007 144 kg/An +2.9%
2008 139 kg/An -3.5%
2009 146 kg/An +5.0%
2010 146 kg/An +0.0%
2011 145 kg/An -0.7%
2012 146 kg/An +0.7%
2013 146 kg/An +0.0%
2014 147 kg/An +0.7%
2015 146 kg/An -0.7%
2016 145 kg/An -0.7%
2017 146 kg/An +0.7%
2018 146 kg/An +0.0%
2019 147 kg/An +0.7%
2020 147 kg/An +0.0%
2021 148 kg/An +0.7%
2022 148 kg/An +0.0%
2023 150 kg/An +1.4%
2024 153 kg/An +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 86.89 kg/An 83 kg/An 89 kg/An 9
1970s 90.5 kg/An 89 kg/An 92 kg/An 10
1980s 106.7 kg/An 93 kg/An 132 kg/An 10
1990s 139.2 kg/An 129 kg/An 150 kg/An 10
2000s 139.5 kg/An 135 kg/An 146 kg/An 10
2010s 146 kg/An 145 kg/An 147 kg/An 10
2020s 149.2 kg/An 147 kg/An 153 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 132 New Zealand 158 kg/An compare
  2. 133 Cameroon 157 kg/An compare
  3. 134 China 153 kg/An compare
  4. 136 Congo 152 kg/An compare
  5. 137 Samoa 151 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 China, mainland?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in China, mainland was 153 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 China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 153 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 83 kg/An in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
China, mainland ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland 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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