Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Italy
Italy: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 250 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Italy stood at 250 kg/An.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Italy peaked at 291 kg/An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 174 kg/An, in 1961.
Italy ranks 62nd 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 176 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 178 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 198 kg/An | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 202 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 206 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 208 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 212 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 205 kg/An | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 207 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 211 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 213 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 216 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 216 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 214 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 220 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 220 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 219 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 222 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 224 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 226 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 231 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 244 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 230 kg/An | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 232 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 231 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 236 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 237 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 235 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 239 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 238 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 240 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 244 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 246 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 250 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 255 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 251 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 252 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 259 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 260 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 266 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 262 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 268 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 273 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 270 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 274 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 282 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 276 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 275 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 278 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 280 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 278 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 279 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 274 kg/An | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 291 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 285 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 285 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 289 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 283 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 269 kg/An | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 267 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 264 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 242 kg/An | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 250 kg/An | +3.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 250 kg/An is below the median for high income countries, which is 260.5 kg/An, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 250 kg/An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 264 kg/An, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 195.44 kg/An | 174 kg/An | 212 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 215.8 kg/An | 207 kg/An | 222 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 232.6 kg/An | 224 kg/An | 244 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 247.4 kg/An | 238 kg/An | 259 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 270.6 kg/An | 260 kg/An | 282 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 282.2 kg/An | 274 kg/An | 291 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 258.4 kg/An | 242 kg/An | 269 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 60 Brunei Darussalam 251 kg/An compare
- 60 Estonia 251 kg/An compare
- 62 United Arab Emirates 250 kg/An compare
- 64 Australia and New Zealand 249 kg/An compare
- 65 Belarus 245 kg/An compare
- 65 Réunion 245 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Italy?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Italy was 250 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 291 kg/An in 2015.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 kg/An in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Italy ranks 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.