Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in France
France: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 326 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in France, 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 France is 326 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in France peaked at 326 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 179 kg/An, in 1962.
France ranks 17th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in France, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 183 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 179 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 180 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 186 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 189 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 181 kg/An | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 183 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 186 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 190 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 193 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 199 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 207 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 217 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 219 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 202 kg/An | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 206 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 202 kg/An | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 221 kg/An | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 229 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 234 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 238 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 233 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 237 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 241 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 241 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 246 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 249 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 243 kg/An | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 256 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 287 kg/An | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 289 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 272 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 273 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 273 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 280 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 282 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 278 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 278 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 281 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 279 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 269 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 274 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 276 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 281 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 286 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 285 kg/An | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 292 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 294 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 294 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 296 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 302 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 302 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 301 kg/An | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 304 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 309 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 310 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 307 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 316 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 314 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 320 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 319 kg/An | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 320 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 322 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 326 kg/An | +1.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 326 kg/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 260.5 kg/An, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 326 kg/An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 264 kg/An, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.11 kg/An | 179 kg/An | 190 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 209.5 kg/An | 193 kg/An | 229 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 241.8 kg/An | 233 kg/An | 256 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 279.3 kg/An | 272 kg/An | 289 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 283 kg/An | 269 kg/An | 294 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 306.1 kg/An | 296 kg/An | 316 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 321.4 kg/An | 319 kg/An | 326 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 139 kg/An compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 332 kg/An compare
- 14 Micronesia 139 kg/An compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 328 kg/An compare
- 16 Finland 327 kg/An compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 126 kg/An compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 123 kg/An compare
- 18 Sweden 325 kg/An compare
- 19 North Macedonia 323 kg/An compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 121 kg/An compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 317 kg/An compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 97 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in France?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in France was 326 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 326 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 179 kg/An in 1962.
- How does France rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- France ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.