Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 188 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu stood at 188 kg/An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Vanuatu peaked at 229 kg/An in 1996 and was at its lowest, 162 kg/An, in 1977.
Vanuatu ranks 112th of 190 countries 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 182 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 183 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 182 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 180 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 181 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 178 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 179 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 186 kg/An | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 184 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 190 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 191 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 192 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 192 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 192 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 193 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 192 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 162 kg/An | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 192 kg/An | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 191 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 191 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 195 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 162 kg/An | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 170 kg/An | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 179 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 179 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 179 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 165 kg/An | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 182 kg/An | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 188 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 209 kg/An | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 198 kg/An | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 211 kg/An | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 211 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 216 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 211 kg/An | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 229 kg/An | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 229 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 225 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 229 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 229 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 228 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 218 kg/An | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 213 kg/An | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 219 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 220 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 219 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 206 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 208 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 203 kg/An | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 212 kg/An | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 210 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 203 kg/An | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 188 kg/An | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 188 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 195 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 179 kg/An | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 190 kg/An | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 191 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 184 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 196 kg/An | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 227 kg/An | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 190 kg/An | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 182 kg/An | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 188 kg/An | +3.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 188 kg/An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173 kg/An, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 188 kg/An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 186.5 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181.67 kg/An | 178 kg/An | 186 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 188.7 kg/An | 162 kg/An | 193 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 179 kg/An | 162 kg/An | 195 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 216.8 kg/An | 198 kg/An | 229 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 216.3 kg/An | 203 kg/An | 229 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 194 kg/An | 179 kg/An | 212 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.6 kg/An | 182 kg/An | 227 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 109 Uzbekistan 192 kg/An compare
- 110 Tonga 190 kg/An compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 189 kg/An compare
- 113 Paraguay 185 kg/An compare
- 113 Solomon Islands 185 kg/An compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 184 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Vanuatu?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Vanuatu was 188 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 229 kg/An in 1996.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 162 kg/An in 1977.
- How does Vanuatu rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Vanuatu ranks 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.