Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Romania
Romania: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 135 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Romania is 135 kg/An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Romania peaked at 174 kg/An in 1983 and was at its lowest, 102 kg/An, in 1998.
Romania ranks 147th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 111 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 104 kg/An | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 108 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 124 kg/An | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 126 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 128 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 135 kg/An | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 137 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 141 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 142 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 139 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 133 kg/An | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 139 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 147 kg/An | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 151 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 151 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 151 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 151 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 152 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 152 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 152 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 174 kg/An | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 168 kg/An | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 154 kg/An | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 159 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 159 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 153 kg/An | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 157 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 147 kg/An | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 138 kg/An | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 145 kg/An | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 158 kg/An | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 164 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 136 kg/An | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 138 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 141 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 102 kg/An | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 104 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 116 kg/An | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 102 kg/An | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 126 kg/An | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 168 kg/An | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 159 kg/An | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 150 kg/An | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 138 kg/An | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 138 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 139 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 163 kg/An | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 164 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 163 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 162 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 157 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 161 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 164 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 162 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 164 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 170 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 172 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 140 kg/An | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 133 kg/An | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 134 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 133 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 135 kg/An | +1.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 135 kg/An is below the median for high income countries, which is 260.5 kg/An, 52% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 135 kg/An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 264 kg/An, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +33.3% | 126 kg/An | 168 kg/An |
| 1998 | -27.7% | 141 kg/An | 102 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.33 kg/An | 104 kg/An | 137 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 144.5 kg/An | 133 kg/An | 151 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 158 kg/An | 152 kg/An | 174 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 137.3 kg/An | 102 kg/An | 164 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 139.9 kg/An | 102 kg/An | 168 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.9 kg/An | 157 kg/An | 172 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 135 kg/An | 133 kg/An | 140 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 144 Dominican Republic 141 kg/An compare
- 145 South Sudan 137 kg/An compare
- 146 Pakistan 136 kg/An compare
- 147 Philippines 135 kg/An compare
- 149 Chad 133 kg/An compare
- 150 Afghanistan 131 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Romania?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Romania 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 174 kg/An in 1983.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 102 kg/An in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Romania ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.