Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 289 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
289 kg/An
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
6th
of 29 groups
All-time high
292 kg/An
in 2019
All-time low
156 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in European Union (27), 1961–2024

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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 European Union (27) is 289 kg/An, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in European Union (27) peaked at 292 kg/An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 156 kg/An, in 1961.

European Union (27) ranks 6th 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 European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 156 kg/An
1962 157 kg/An +0.6%
1963 158 kg/An +0.6%
1964 163 kg/An +3.2%
1965 169 kg/An +3.7%
1966 172 kg/An +1.8%
1967 177 kg/An +2.9%
1968 180 kg/An +1.7%
1969 182 kg/An +1.1%
1970 188 kg/An +3.3%
1971 193 kg/An +2.7%
1972 198 kg/An +2.6%
1973 205 kg/An +3.5%
1974 210 kg/An +2.4%
1975 205 kg/An -2.4%
1976 208 kg/An +1.5%
1977 211 kg/An +1.4%
1978 215 kg/An +1.9%
1979 218 kg/An +1.4%
1980 221 kg/An +1.4%
1981 224 kg/An +1.4%
1982 223 kg/An -0.4%
1983 229 kg/An +2.7%
1984 229 kg/An +0.0%
1985 232 kg/An +1.3%
1986 237 kg/An +2.2%
1987 240 kg/An +1.3%
1988 244 kg/An +1.7%
1989 248 kg/An +1.6%
1990 251 kg/An +1.2%
1991 251 kg/An +0.0%
1992 247 kg/An -1.6%
1993 245 kg/An -0.8%
1994 244 kg/An -0.4%
1995 250 kg/An +2.5%
1996 255 kg/An +2.0%
1997 251 kg/An -1.6%
1998 248 kg/An -1.2%
1999 252 kg/An +1.6%
2000 254 kg/An +0.8%
2001 256 kg/An +0.8%
2002 254 kg/An -0.8%
2003 259 kg/An +2.0%
2004 261 kg/An +0.8%
2005 268 kg/An +2.7%
2006 270 kg/An +0.7%
2007 275 kg/An +1.9%
2008 273 kg/An -0.7%
2009 272 kg/An -0.4%
2010 275 kg/An +1.1%
2011 275 kg/An +0.0%
2012 277 kg/An +0.7%
2013 279 kg/An +0.7%
2014 281 kg/An +0.7%
2015 285 kg/An +1.4%
2016 285 kg/An +0.0%
2017 287 kg/An +0.7%
2018 290 kg/An +1.0%
2019 292 kg/An +0.7%
2020 292 kg/An +0.0%
2021 290 kg/An -0.7%
2022 288 kg/An -0.7%
2023 286 kg/An -0.7%
2024 289 kg/An +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 168.22 kg/An 156 kg/An 182 kg/An 9
1970s 205.1 kg/An 188 kg/An 218 kg/An 10
1980s 232.7 kg/An 221 kg/An 248 kg/An 10
1990s 249.4 kg/An 244 kg/An 255 kg/An 10
2000s 264.2 kg/An 254 kg/An 275 kg/An 10
2010s 282.6 kg/An 275 kg/An 292 kg/An 10
2020s 289 kg/An 286 kg/An 292 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 3 Indonesia 398 kg/An compare
  2. 4 India 382 kg/An compare
  3. 5 Canada 378 kg/An compare
  4. 6 Luxembourg 373 kg/An compare
  5. 7 China, Macao SAR 358 kg/An compare
  6. 8 Tajikistan 353 kg/An compare
  7. 9 South Africa 348 kg/An compare
  8. 9 Viet Nam 156 kg/An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in European Union (27)?
Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in European Union (27) was 289 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 292 kg/An in 2019.
What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 156 kg/An in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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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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.