Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Zambia
Zambia: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 162 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 162 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Zambia peaked at 197 kg/An in 1968 and was at its lowest, 150 kg/An, in 1979.
That places Zambia 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 190 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 190 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 190 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 190 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 194 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 195 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 197 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 182 kg/An | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 180 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 178 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 173 kg/An | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 173 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 159 kg/An | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 160 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 165 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 160 kg/An | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 155 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 150 kg/An | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 155 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 160 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 150 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 155 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 160 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 150 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 158 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 155 kg/An | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 150 kg/An | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 155 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 160 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 160 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 161 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 161 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 162 kg/An | +0.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 162 kg/An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173 kg/An, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 162 kg/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 135 kg/An, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 190.89 kg/An | 182 kg/An | 197 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 165.3 kg/An | 150 kg/An | 180 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 159.5 kg/An | 155 kg/An | 160 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 155.3 kg/An | 150 kg/An | 160 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 160 kg/An | 160 kg/An | 160 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 160.5 kg/An | 160 kg/An | 161 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.2 kg/An | 161 kg/An | 162 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Zambia?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Zambia was 162 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 197 kg/An in 1968.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 kg/An in 1979.
- How does Zambia rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Zambia ranks 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.