Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Pakistan
Pakistan: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 136 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 136 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Pakistan peaked at 172 kg/An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 94 kg/An, in 1978.
Pakistan ranks 146th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 97 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 97 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 97 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 97 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 97 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 97 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 97 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 97 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 96 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 96 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 96 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 95 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 96 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 96 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 95 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 95 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 95 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 94 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 95 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 104 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 107 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 105 kg/An | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 107 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 111 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 114 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 131 kg/An | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 135 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 125 kg/An | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 129 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 134 kg/An | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 137 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 141 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 146 kg/An | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 147 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 147 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 145 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 148 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 148 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 148 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 148 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 162 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 162 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 163 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 162 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 162 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 163 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 164 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 164 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 164 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 164 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 166 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 164 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 172 kg/An | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 136 kg/An | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 144 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 140 kg/An | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 136 kg/An | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 136 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 127 kg/An | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 127 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 127 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 136 kg/An | +7.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 136 kg/An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173 kg/An, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 136 kg/An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 208 kg/An, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.89 kg/An | 96 kg/An | 97 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.3 kg/An | 94 kg/An | 96 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 116.8 kg/An | 104 kg/An | 135 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.1 kg/An | 134 kg/An | 148 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.4 kg/An | 148 kg/An | 164 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.4 kg/An | 136 kg/An | 172 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.6 kg/An | 127 kg/An | 136 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 144 Dominican Republic 141 kg/An compare
- 145 South Sudan 137 kg/An compare
- 147 Philippines 135 kg/An compare
- 147 Romania 135 kg/An compare
- 149 Chad 133 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Pakistan?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Pakistan was 136 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 172 kg/An in 2013.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 kg/An in 1978.
- How does Pakistan rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Pakistan ranks 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.