Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 143 kg/An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa stood at 143 kg/An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Middle Africa peaked at 148 kg/An in 1996 and was at its lowest, 127 kg/An, in 1986.
That places Middle Africa 13th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 137 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 136 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 137 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 138 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 137 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 138 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 140 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 141 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 140 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 138 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 134 kg/An | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 137 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 136 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 135 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 132 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 134 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 135 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 136 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 133 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 127 kg/An | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 130 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 132 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 133 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 133 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 134 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 139 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 142 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 138 kg/An | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 135 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 148 kg/An | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 139 kg/An | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 138 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 139 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 144 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 143 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 143 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 140 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 136 kg/An | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 137 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 136 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 134 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 135 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 134 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 134 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 136 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 137 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 138 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 131 kg/An | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 132 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 133 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 133 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 134 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 143 kg/An | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137.44 kg/An | 136 kg/An | 140 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 137.3 kg/An | 134 kg/An | 141 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 132.7 kg/An | 127 kg/An | 136 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.5 kg/An | 133 kg/An | 148 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.9 kg/An | 136 kg/An | 144 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.1 kg/An | 131 kg/An | 138 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 135 kg/An | 132 kg/An | 143 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 10 Malaysia 343 kg/An compare
- 11 Germany 336 kg/An compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 335 kg/An compare
- 13 Austria 334 kg/An compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 332 kg/An compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 328 kg/An compare
- 16 Finland 327 kg/An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Middle Africa?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Middle Africa was 143 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 148 kg/An in 1996.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 kg/An in 1986.
- How does Middle Africa rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Middle Africa ranks 13th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.