Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in India
India: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 382 kg/An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in India, 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 India is 382 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in India peaked at 382 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 102 kg/An, in 1961.
That places India 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in India, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 102 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 102 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 103 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 103 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 104 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 105 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 105 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 105 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 106 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 107 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 107 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 107 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 108 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 109 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 109 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 110 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 111 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 111 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 112 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 113 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 118 kg/An | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 183 kg/An | +55.1% |
| 1992 | 169 kg/An | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 114 kg/An | -32.5% |
| 1994 | 122 kg/An | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 129 kg/An | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 105 kg/An | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 126 kg/An | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 153 kg/An | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 162 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 168 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 179 kg/An | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 193 kg/An | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 206 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 224 kg/An | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 226 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 244 kg/An | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 244 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 259 kg/An | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 278 kg/An | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 279 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 293 kg/An | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 306 kg/An | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 330 kg/An | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 345 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 357 kg/An | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 365 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 373 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 356 kg/An | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 365 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 326 kg/An | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 357 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 368 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 376 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 382 kg/An | +1.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 382 kg/An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173 kg/An, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 382 kg/An is above the median for South Asia, which is 123 kg/An, 3.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +55.1% | 118 kg/An | 183 kg/An |
| 1993 | -32.5% | 169 kg/An | 114 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102 kg/An | 102 kg/An | 102 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.2 kg/An | 102 kg/An | 107 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 109.7 kg/An | 107 kg/An | 113 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.1 kg/An | 105 kg/An | 183 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 222.1 kg/An | 168 kg/An | 278 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 336.9 kg/An | 279 kg/An | 373 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 361.8 kg/An | 326 kg/An | 382 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Japan 450 kg/An compare
- 1 Türkiye 291 kg/An compare
- 2 Singapore 400 kg/An compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 228 kg/An compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 205 kg/An compare
- 3 Indonesia 398 kg/An compare
- 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
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in India?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in India was 382 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 382 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 102 kg/An in 1961.
- How does India rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- India ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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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.