Buffalo — Stocks in Americas

Americas: Buffalo — Stocks was 4.36 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.36 million An
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
7th
of 22 groups
All-time high
4.36 million An
in 2024
All-time low
66,000 An
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Buffalo — Stocks in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, buffalo — stocks in Americas stood at 4.36 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 182.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in Americas peaked at 4.36 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66,000 An, in 1963.

Americas ranks 7th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Buffalo — Stocks in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Buffalo — Stocks in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 67,800 An —
1962 72,900 An +7.5%
1963 66,000 An -9.5%
1964 68,100 An +3.2%
1965 87,200 An +28.0%
1966 92,300 An +5.8%
1967 96,500 An +4.6%
1968 102,000 An +5.7%
1969 112,300 An +10.1%
1970 124,400 An +10.8%
1971 135,500 An +8.9%
1972 146,600 An +8.2%
1973 165,800 An +13.1%
1974 210,000 An +26.7%
1975 274,200 An +30.6%
1976 327,400 An +19.4%
1977 350,600 An +7.1%
1978 400,800 An +14.3%
1979 481,800 An +20.2%
1980 503,000 An +4.4%
1981 550,200 An +9.4%
1982 631,874 An +14.8%
1983 710,582 An +12.5%
1984 812,878 An +14.4%
1985 891,042 An +9.6%
1986 993,839 An +11.5%
1987 1.09 million An +9.8%
1988 1.19 million An +9.1%
1989 1.29 million An +8.7%
1990 1.41 million An +8.6%
1991 1.44 million An +2.4%
1992 1.43 million An -0.7%
1993 1.51 million An +5.3%
1994 1.58 million An +4.8%
1995 1.65 million An +4.5%
1996 1.05 million An -36.2%
1997 983,902 An -6.5%
1998 1.02 million An +4.0%
1999 1.07 million An +5.0%
2000 1.11 million An +3.2%
2001 1.12 million An +1.5%
2002 1.12 million An -0.5%
2003 1.15 million An +3.2%
2004 1.14 million An -1.3%
2005 1.18 million An +3.5%
2006 1.16 million An -1.4%
2007 1.14 million An -2.1%
2008 1.15 million An +1.3%
2009 1.14 million An -1.0%
2010 1.19 million An +4.3%
2011 1.38 million An +16.3%
2012 1.38 million An -0.3%
2013 1.47 million An +6.5%
2014 1.54 million An +5.1%
2015 1.61 million An +4.4%
2016 1.63 million An +0.9%
2017 1.68 million An +2.9%
2018 2.56 million An +52.6%
2019 2.99 million An +16.8%
2020 2.91 million An -2.4%
2021 3.15 million An +8.1%
2022 4.02 million An +27.5%
2023 4.26 million An +6.0%
2024 4.36 million An +2.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Buffalo — Stocks in Americas 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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +52.6% 1.68 million An 2.56 million An
1996 -36.2% 1.65 million An 1.05 million An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 85,011 An 66,000 An 112,300 An 9
1970s 261,710 An 124,400 An 481,800 An 10
1980s 866,904 An 503,000 An 1.29 million An 10
1990s 1.31 million An 983,902 An 1.65 million An 10
2000s 1.14 million An 1.11 million An 1.18 million An 10
2010s 1.74 million An 1.19 million An 2.99 million An 10
2020s 3.74 million An 2.91 million An 4.36 million An 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 4 China, mainland 30.14 million An compare
  2. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.01 million An compare
  3. 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.26 million An compare
  4. 5 Nepal 3.31 million An compare
  5. 6 Philippines 2.71 million An compare
  6. 6 Türkiye 162,051 An compare
  7. 7 Myanmar 2.08 million An compare
  8. 8 Brazil 1.81 million An compare
  9. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 137,869 An compare
  10. 9 Bangladesh 1.52 million An compare
  11. 9 Timor-Leste 135,972 An compare
  12. 10 Egypt 1.44 million An compare
  13. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 6,791 An compare

See the full ranking of 93 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is buffalo — stocks in Americas?
Buffalo — stocks in Americas was 4.36 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 4.36 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 66,000 An in 1963.
How does Americas rank for buffalo — stocks?
Americas ranks 7th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 182.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buffalo — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Buffalo — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
93 places, 4,163 data points, 1961–2024
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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.