Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Namibia
Namibia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 313 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 313 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Namibia peaked at 313 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 209 kg/An, in 1996.
That places Namibia 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 217 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 217 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 213 kg/An | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 212 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 212 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 213 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 213 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 214 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 218 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 213 kg/An | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 217 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 221 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 225 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 225 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 218 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 230 kg/An | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 234 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 222 kg/An | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 230 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 221 kg/An | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 209 kg/An | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 222 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 226 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 223 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 234 kg/An | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 235 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 235 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 240 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 240 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 240 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 249 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 258 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 241 kg/An | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 247 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 240 kg/An | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 251 kg/An | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 289 kg/An | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 251 kg/An | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 258 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 262 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 263 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 265 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 266 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 268 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 269 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 271 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 272 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 274 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 313 kg/An | +14.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 313 kg/An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173 kg/An, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 313 kg/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 135 kg/An, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 213.22 kg/An | 212 kg/An | 217 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 212 kg/An | 212 kg/An | 212 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 217.1 kg/An | 212 kg/An | 225 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 223.5 kg/An | 209 kg/An | 234 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 241.9 kg/An | 234 kg/An | 258 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 261.3 kg/An | 240 kg/An | 289 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 279.8 kg/An | 269 kg/An | 313 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 20 Faroe Islands 317 kg/An compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 97 kg/An compare
- 21 Ireland 316 kg/An compare
- 21 Caribbean 166 kg/An compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 165 kg/An compare
- 22 Jordan 314 kg/An compare
- 24 Belgium 308 kg/An compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 157 kg/An compare
- 25 Czechia 307 kg/An compare
- 26 Slovenia 303 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Namibia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Namibia was 313 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 313 kg/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 209 kg/An in 1996.
- How does Namibia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Namibia ranks 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.