Buffalo — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Buffalo — Stocks was 59.14 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
59.14 million An
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
3rd
of 22 groups
All-time high
59.14 million An
in 2024
All-time low
12.39 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Buffalo — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 59.14 million An for buffalo — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 59.14 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.39 million An, in 1961.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3rd out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Buffalo — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Buffalo — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 12.39 million An —
1962 12.72 million An +2.7%
1963 13.30 million An +4.5%
1964 13.72 million An +3.1%
1965 14.10 million An +2.8%
1966 15.21 million An +7.8%
1967 15.96 million An +4.9%
1968 16.70 million An +4.6%
1969 16.99 million An +1.8%
1970 17.30 million An +1.8%
1971 17.50 million An +1.1%
1972 17.76 million An +1.5%
1973 17.84 million An +0.5%
1974 18.20 million An +2.0%
1975 18.61 million An +2.2%
1976 18.91 million An +1.6%
1977 19.26 million An +1.8%
1978 19.72 million An +2.4%
1979 20.17 million An +2.2%
1980 20.89 million An +3.6%
1981 21.45 million An +2.7%
1982 21.77 million An +1.5%
1983 22.35 million An +2.7%
1984 23.13 million An +3.5%
1985 23.66 million An +2.3%
1986 26.46 million An +11.8%
1987 27.07 million An +2.3%
1988 27.64 million An +2.1%
1989 28.03 million An +1.4%
1990 28.94 million An +3.2%
1991 29.00 million An +0.2%
1992 29.70 million An +2.4%
1993 30.17 million An +1.6%
1994 31.17 million An +3.3%
1995 31.89 million An +2.3%
1996 32.40 million An +1.6%
1997 33.24 million An +2.6%
1998 33.34 million An +0.3%
1999 34.15 million An +2.4%
2000 35.19 million An +3.0%
2001 35.99 million An +2.3%
2002 37.08 million An +3.0%
2003 38.18 million An +3.0%
2004 39.19 million An +2.6%
2005 40.27 million An +2.8%
2006 41.71 million An +3.6%
2007 43.04 million An +3.2%
2008 44.16 million An +2.6%
2009 45.03 million An +2.0%
2010 44.86 million An -0.4%
2011 47.64 million An +6.2%
2012 49.08 million An +3.0%
2013 49.90 million An +1.7%
2014 50.88 million An +1.9%
2015 51.80 million An +1.8%
2016 52.63 million An +1.6%
2017 53.99 million An +2.6%
2018 54.03 million An +0.1%
2019 53.55 million An -0.9%
2020 54.68 million An +2.1%
2021 56.12 million An +2.6%
2022 58.32 million An +3.9%
2023 57.55 million An -1.3%
2024 59.14 million An +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.56 million An 12.39 million An 16.99 million An 9
1970s 18.53 million An 17.30 million An 20.17 million An 10
1980s 24.25 million An 20.89 million An 28.03 million An 10
1990s 31.40 million An 28.94 million An 34.15 million An 10
2000s 39.98 million An 35.19 million An 45.03 million An 10
2010s 50.83 million An 44.86 million An 54.03 million An 10
2020s 57.16 million An 54.68 million An 59.14 million An 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 1 India 112.38 million An compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 46.31 million An compare
  3. 3 China 30.14 million An compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 2.03 million An compare
  5. 4 China, mainland 30.14 million An compare
  6. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.01 million An compare
  7. 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.26 million An compare
  8. 5 Nepal 3.31 million An compare
  9. 6 Philippines 2.71 million An compare
  10. 6 Türkiye 162,051 An compare

See the full ranking of 93 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is buffalo — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Buffalo — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 59.14 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 59.14 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 12.39 million An in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for buffalo — stocks?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.