Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Greece
Greece: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 236 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Greece recorded 236 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Greece peaked at 243 kg/An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74 kg/An, in 1961.
Greece ranks 71st 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 85 kg/An | +14.9% |
| 1963 | 101 kg/An | +18.8% |
| 1964 | 116 kg/An | +14.9% |
| 1965 | 135 kg/An | +16.4% |
| 1966 | 143 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 145 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 152 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 144 kg/An | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 157 kg/An | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 160 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 178 kg/An | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 189 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 193 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 193 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 187 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 194 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 197 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 233 kg/An | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 235 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 230 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 226 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 235 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 198 kg/An | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 209 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 224 kg/An | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 215 kg/An | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 221 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 230 kg/An | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 203 kg/An | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 205 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 212 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 209 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 211 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 212 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 211 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 213 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 211 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 209 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 206 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 214 kg/An | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 206 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 209 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 210 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 207 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 209 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 207 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 206 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 207 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 209 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 206 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 210 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 205 kg/An | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 223 kg/An | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 228 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 233 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 229 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 240 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 234 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 240 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 235 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 243 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 236 kg/An | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 236 kg/An | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 236 kg/An is below the median for high income countries, which is 260.5 kg/An, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 236 kg/An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 264 kg/An, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121.67 kg/An | 74 kg/An | 152 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 188.1 kg/An | 157 kg/An | 233 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 222.3 kg/An | 198 kg/An | 235 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 209.6 kg/An | 203 kg/An | 213 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 208.1 kg/An | 206 kg/An | 214 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 221.7 kg/An | 205 kg/An | 240 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 238 kg/An | 235 kg/An | 243 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 68 Fiji 239 kg/An compare
- 68 Switzerland 239 kg/An compare
- 70 Puerto Rico 238 kg/An compare
- 72 Costa Rica 230 kg/An compare
- 72 Turkmenistan 230 kg/An compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 229 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Greece?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Greece was 236 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 243 kg/An in 2022.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 kg/An in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Greece ranks 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.