Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in South America
South America: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 243 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in South America, 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 South America stood at 243 kg/An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in South America peaked at 248 kg/An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 182 kg/An, in 2005.
South America ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 198 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 195 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 195 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 198 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 198 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 197 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 195 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 194 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 198 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 194 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 195 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 199 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 203 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 198 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 191 kg/An | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 191 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 188 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 187 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 188 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 192 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 191 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 190 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 195 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 193 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 193 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 194 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 192 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 193 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 192 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 196 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 193 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 200 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 198 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 207 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 221 kg/An | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 226 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 217 kg/An | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 208 kg/An | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 211 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 211 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 205 kg/An | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 209 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 205 kg/An | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 210 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 182 kg/An | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 187 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 185 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 184 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 185 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 192 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 191 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 196 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 204 kg/An | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 231 kg/An | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 213 kg/An | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 206 kg/An | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 209 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 211 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 211 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 245 kg/An | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 245 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 248 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 246 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 243 kg/An | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196.44 kg/An | 194 kg/An | 198 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 193.4 kg/An | 187 kg/An | 203 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 192.5 kg/An | 190 kg/An | 195 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 207.7 kg/An | 193 kg/An | 226 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 196.3 kg/An | 182 kg/An | 211 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.4 kg/An | 191 kg/An | 231 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 245.4 kg/An | 243 kg/An | 248 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 9 South Africa 348 kg/An compare
- 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
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- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in South America?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in South America was 243 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 248 kg/An in 2022.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 182 kg/An in 2005.
- How does South America rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- South America ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.