Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Kenya
Kenya: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 116 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 116 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Kenya peaked at 259 kg/An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66 kg/An, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 164th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 134 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 136 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 138 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 140 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 147 kg/An | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 142 kg/An | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 152 kg/An | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 145 kg/An | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 140 kg/An | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 145 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 148 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 142 kg/An | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 126 kg/An | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 135 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 140 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 140 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 134 kg/An | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 130 kg/An | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 125 kg/An | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 130 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 130 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 120 kg/An | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 120 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 120 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 123 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 130 kg/An | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 137 kg/An | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 127 kg/An | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 114 kg/An | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 134 kg/An | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 141 kg/An | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 137 kg/An | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 127 kg/An | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 120 kg/An | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 129 kg/An | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 130 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 110 kg/An | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 110 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 89 kg/An | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 145 kg/An | +62.9% |
| 2002 | 172 kg/An | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 205 kg/An | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 213 kg/An | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 222 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 225 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 259 kg/An | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 242 kg/An | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 235 kg/An | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 240 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 218 kg/An | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 187 kg/An | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 198 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 213 kg/An | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 214 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81 kg/An | -62.1% |
| 2017 | 66 kg/An | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 72 kg/An | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 107 kg/An | +48.6% |
| 2020 | 125 kg/An | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 125 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 125 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 125 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 116 kg/An | -7.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 116 kg/An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173 kg/An, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 116 kg/An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 135 kg/An, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +62.9% | 89 kg/An | 145 kg/An |
| 2016 | -62.1% | 214 kg/An | 81 kg/An |
| 2019 | +48.6% | 72 kg/An | 107 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140.67 kg/An | 132 kg/An | 152 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 138 kg/An | 126 kg/An | 148 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 126.2 kg/An | 120 kg/An | 137 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.2 kg/An | 110 kg/An | 141 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 200.7 kg/An | 89 kg/An | 259 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.6 kg/An | 66 kg/An | 240 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.2 kg/An | 116 kg/An | 125 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 163 Guinea-Bissau 118 kg/An compare
- 165 Liberia 115 kg/An compare
- 166 Albania 112 kg/An compare
- 167 Comoros 110 kg/An compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 110 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Kenya?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Kenya was 116 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 259 kg/An in 2007.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 kg/An in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Kenya ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.