Global meat production by livestock type in Argentina
Argentina: Global meat production by livestock type was 51,419 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51,419
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 60 countries
All-time high
55,000
in 1972
All-time low
23,000
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2024
Global meat production by livestock type in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 51,419 for global meat production by livestock type in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production by livestock type in Argentina peaked at 55,000 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 23,000, in 1961.
Argentina ranks 12th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,444 | 23,000 | 39,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,350 | 32,250 | 55,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,300 | 40,000 | 46,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,012 | 42,000 | 48,000 | 9 |
| 2000s | 47,457 | 43,485 | 49,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,040 | 50,000 | 50,398 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,168 | 50,830 | 51,419 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.53 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.53 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production by livestock type in Argentina?
- Global meat production by livestock type in Argentina was 51,419 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 55,000 in 1972.
- What is the lowest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for global meat production by livestock type?
- Argentina ranks 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production by livestock type rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production by livestock type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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