Beef production in Macao
Macao: Beef production was 760.51 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
760.51 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
177th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2,705 tonnes
in 1980
All-time low
706.45 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Beef production in Macao, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Macao recorded 760.51 tonnes for beef production in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Macao peaked at 2,705 tonnes in 1980 and was at its lowest, 706.45 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Macao 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef production in Macao, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 706.45 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,120 tonnes | +58.5% |
| 1963 | 1,166 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 1,600 tonnes | +37.3% |
| 1965 | 1,549 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 1,669 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1,186 tonnes | -28.9% |
| 1968 | 1,088 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 1,141 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 1,523 tonnes | +33.4% |
| 1971 | 1,523 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,479 tonnes | +62.8% |
| 1973 | 1,907 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 1974 | 1,669 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 1,977 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 2,103 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 2,183 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 2,293 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 2,142 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 2,705 tonnes | +26.3% |
| 1981 | 1,773 tonnes | -34.5% |
| 1982 | 1,452 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 1,414 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1,190 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 1,685 tonnes | +41.6% |
| 1986 | 1,578 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 1,541 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 2,041 tonnes | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 2,189 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 1,614 tonnes | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 1,605 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,667 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1,650 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,603 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,356 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 1,404 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1,065 tonnes | -24.1% |
| 1998 | 1,138 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 1,089 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,043 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1,138 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1,086 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1,078 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,129 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 1,071 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1,239 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 1,170 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 811 tonnes | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 908 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 898 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 918 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 788 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 800 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 834.62 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 847.5 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 833.12 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 810.82 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 790.26 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 768.65 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 766.69 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 778.73 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 778.39 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 769.45 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 760.51 tonnes | -1.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 760.51 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 42,740 tonnes, 2% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Macao's 760.51 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,349 tonnes, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef production in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +62.8% | 1,523 tonnes | 2,479 tonnes |
| 1962 | +58.5% | 706.45 tonnes | 1,120 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,247 tonnes | 706.45 tonnes | 1,669 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,980 tonnes | 1,523 tonnes | 2,479 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,757 tonnes | 1,190 tonnes | 2,705 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,419 tonnes | 1,065 tonnes | 1,667 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,067 tonnes | 811 tonnes | 1,239 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 828.9 tonnes | 768.65 tonnes | 918 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 770.75 tonnes | 760.51 tonnes | 778.73 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More agriculture & rural data for Macao
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef production in Macao?
- Beef production in Macao was 760.51 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beef production recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2,705 tonnes in 1980.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 706.45 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Macao rank for beef production?
- Macao ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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