Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Europe
Europe: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 271 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Europe, 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 Europe is 271 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Europe peaked at 271 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 136 kg/An, in 1963.
Europe ranks 8th of 29 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 140 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 139 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 136 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 140 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 150 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 157 kg/An | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 160 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 165 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 171 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 175 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 184 kg/An | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 184 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 188 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 195 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 192 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 191 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 201 kg/An | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 203 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 205 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 201 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 201 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 201 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 207 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 206 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 210 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 216 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 219 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 223 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 225 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 226 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 228 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 220 kg/An | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 213 kg/An | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 208 kg/An | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 202 kg/An | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 210 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 209 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 211 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 215 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 216 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 221 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 222 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 222 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 225 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 233 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 237 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 241 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 242 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 242 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 244 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 247 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 249 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 248 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 249 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 256 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 257 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 258 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 262 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 263 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 265 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 266 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 265 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 266 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 271 kg/An | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150.89 kg/An | 136 kg/An | 171 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 191.8 kg/An | 175 kg/An | 205 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 210.9 kg/An | 201 kg/An | 225 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 214.2 kg/An | 202 kg/An | 228 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 230.1 kg/An | 216 kg/An | 242 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 253.3 kg/An | 244 kg/An | 263 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.6 kg/An | 265 kg/An | 271 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 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
- 8 Tajikistan 353 kg/An compare
- 8 Polynesia 160 kg/An compare
- 9 South Africa 348 kg/An compare
- 9 Viet Nam 156 kg/An compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 152 kg/An compare
- 10 Malaysia 343 kg/An compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 150 kg/An compare
- 11 Germany 336 kg/An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Europe?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Europe was 271 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 271 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 136 kg/An in 1963.
- How does Europe rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.