Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 262 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 262 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe peaked at 268 kg/An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 143 kg/An, in 1962.
That places Southern Europe 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 146 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 143 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 149 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 159 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 169 kg/An | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 175 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 176 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 177 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 175 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 182 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 184 kg/An | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 193 kg/An | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 198 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 198 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 192 kg/An | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 194 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 197 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 194 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 201 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 204 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 203 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 204 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 215 kg/An | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 205 kg/An | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 204 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 209 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 211 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 211 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 214 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 214 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 212 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 234 kg/An | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 235 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 239 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 241 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 245 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 239 kg/An | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 240 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 246 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 244 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 246 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 243 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 247 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 253 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 252 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 248 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 251 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 254 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 250 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 250 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 250 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 253 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 254 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 255 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 263 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 261 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 262 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 268 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 266 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 262 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 262 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 262 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 255 kg/An | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 262 kg/An | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.22 kg/An | 143 kg/An | 177 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 193.3 kg/An | 182 kg/An | 201 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 208 kg/An | 203 kg/An | 215 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 234.5 kg/An | 212 kg/An | 246 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 248.8 kg/An | 243 kg/An | 254 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.2 kg/An | 250 kg/An | 268 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.6 kg/An | 255 kg/An | 262 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 6 Luxembourg 373 kg/An compare
- 7 China, Macao SAR 358 kg/An compare
- 8 Tajikistan 353 kg/An compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe was 262 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 268 kg/An in 2018.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 kg/An in 1962.
- How does Southern Europe rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Southern Europe ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.