Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Philippines
Philippines: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 135 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 135 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Philippines peaked at 233 kg/An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 135 kg/An, in 2024.
That places Philippines 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 151 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 151 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 151 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 151 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 151 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 154 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 147 kg/An | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 147 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 148 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 150 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 164 kg/An | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 163 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 169 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 145 kg/An | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 143 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 144 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 144 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 144 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 144 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 166 kg/An | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 167 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 166 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 160 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 156 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 155 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 156 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 154 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 169 kg/An | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 171 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 180 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 177 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 177 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 166 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 169 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 171 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 182 kg/An | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 196 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 219 kg/An | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 218 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 218 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 223 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 231 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 229 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 229 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 228 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 227 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 233 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 228 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 228 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 228 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 228 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 226 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 228 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 229 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 203 kg/An | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 177 kg/An | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 150 kg/An | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 149 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 146 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 138 kg/An | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 137 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 137 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 135 kg/An | -1.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 135 kg/An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 204 kg/An, 66% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 135 kg/An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 186.5 kg/An, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150.33 kg/An | 147 kg/An | 154 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 151.4 kg/An | 143 kg/An | 169 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 159.3 kg/An | 144 kg/An | 169 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 180.8 kg/An | 166 kg/An | 219 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 226.4 kg/An | 218 kg/An | 233 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 204.6 kg/An | 149 kg/An | 229 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.6 kg/An | 135 kg/An | 146 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 144 Dominican Republic 141 kg/An compare
- 145 South Sudan 137 kg/An compare
- 146 Pakistan 136 kg/An compare
- 147 Romania 135 kg/An compare
- 149 Chad 133 kg/An compare
- 150 Afghanistan 131 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Philippines?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Philippines was 135 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 233 kg/An in 2008.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 135 kg/An in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Philippines ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.