Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China
China: Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 124.32 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China is 124.32, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China peaked at 124.32 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.74, in 1961.
China ranks 4th of 22 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.74 | — |
| 1962 | 7.65 | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 9.92 | +29.7% |
| 1964 | 10.68 | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 10.54 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 11.21 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 11.6 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 11.74 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 11.76 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 11.56 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 12.63 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 12.55 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 14 | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 13.82 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 14 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 14.99 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 15.57 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 14.45 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 15.94 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 15.74 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 17.73 | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 18.64 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 22.18 | +19.0% |
| 1984 | 24.23 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 26.45 | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 29.41 | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 29.97 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 39.74 | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 30.81 | -22.5% |
| 1990 | 30.85 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 35.08 | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 36.44 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 44.41 | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 50.77 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 55.83 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 46.14 | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 59.21 | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 61.26 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 90.85 | +48.3% |
| 2000 | 91.53 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 90.06 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 91.81 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 94.86 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 97.42 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 98.16 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 101.37 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 106.9 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 104.82 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 105.57 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 105.36 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 101.64 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 101.24 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.66 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 100.45 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.05 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.5 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 101.75 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 102.79 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 106.16 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 106.8 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 110.75 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 114.15 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 119.84 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 124.32 | +3.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 124.32 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.47, 1.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- China's 124.32 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.86, 2.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +48.3% | 61.26 | 90.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2 | 6.74 | 11.76 | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.95 | 11.56 | 15.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.49 | 15.74 | 39.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.08 | 30.85 | 90.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.25 | 90.06 | 106.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.96 | 99.5 | 106.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.17 | 106.8 | 124.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China?
- Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in China was 124.32 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 124.32 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 in 1961.
- How does China rank for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- China ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.