Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Australia
Australia: Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal was 298 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 298 for cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Australia peaked at 309 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 150, in 1961.
That places Australia 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150 | — |
| 1962 | 157 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 157 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 156 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 150 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 150 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 156 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 160 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 167 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 172 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 178 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 181 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 176 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 182 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 183 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 173 | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 166 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 168 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 178 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 176 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 174 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 181 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 169 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 184 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 186 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 187 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 190 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 196 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 206 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 211 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 210 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 205 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 215 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 220 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 218 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 220 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 215 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 210 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 221 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 230 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 237 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 231 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 224 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 240 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 247 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 247 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 244 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 247 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 250 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 257 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 268 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 270 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 261 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 262 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 263 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 263 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 279 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 277 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 269 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 281 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 300 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 309 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 302 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 298 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155.89 | 150 | 167 | 9 |
| 1970s | 175.7 | 166 | 183 | 10 |
| 1980s | 184.9 | 169 | 206 | 10 |
| 1990s | 214.5 | 205 | 221 | 10 |
| 2000s | 239.7 | 224 | 250 | 10 |
| 2010s | 266.9 | 257 | 279 | 10 |
| 2020s | 298 | 281 | 309 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Australia?
- Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal in Australia was 298 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 309 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle meat yields hectograms 100 grams per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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