Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Africa

Africa: Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 620,000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
620,000 An
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
7th
of 17 groups
All-time high
1.64 million An
in 2000
All-time low
496,000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Africa, 1961–2024

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M196119922024

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 620,000 An for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Africa peaked at 1.64 million An in 2000 and was at its lowest, 496,000 An, in 1961.

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

Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 496,000 An
1962 504,000 An +1.6%
1963 511,000 An +1.4%
1964 519,000 An +1.6%
1965 527,000 An +1.5%
1966 535,000 An +1.5%
1967 542,000 An +1.3%
1968 648,000 An +19.6%
1969 700,000 An +8.0%
1970 695,000 An -0.7%
1971 731,000 An +5.2%
1972 751,000 An +2.7%
1973 771,000 An +2.7%
1974 790,000 An +2.5%
1975 809,000 An +2.4%
1976 828,000 An +2.3%
1977 847,000 An +2.3%
1978 890,143 An +5.1%
1979 919,661 An +3.3%
1980 934,078 An +1.6%
1981 956,109 An +2.4%
1982 960,000 An +0.4%
1983 970,000 An +1.0%
1984 1.10 million An +13.4%
1985 1.01 million An -8.2%
1986 1.02 million An +1.0%
1987 1.02 million An +0.5%
1988 1.03 million An +1.0%
1989 1.07 million An +3.4%
1990 1.22 million An +13.6%
1991 1.10 million An -9.2%
1992 1.12 million An +2.0%
1993 1.15 million An +2.0%
1994 1.28 million An +11.6%
1995 1.38 million An +7.4%
1996 1.37 million An -0.4%
1997 1.45 million An +5.8%
1998 1.52 million An +4.8%
1999 1.58 million An +3.9%
2000 1.64 million An +3.8%
2001 1.07 million An -34.5%
2002 1.16 million An +7.8%
2003 1.05 million An -9.4%
2004 1.07 million An +1.9%
2005 1.11 million An +4.4%
2006 1.13 million An +1.5%
2007 1.17 million An +3.1%
2008 1.18 million An +1.3%
2009 1.23 million An +3.9%
2010 1.26 million An +2.8%
2011 1.27 million An +0.7%
2012 1.21 million An -5.2%
2013 1.17 million An -2.9%
2014 1.15 million An -1.8%
2015 1.18 million An +2.6%
2016 1.09 million An -7.6%
2017 1.08 million An -1.1%
2018 1.10 million An +1.8%
2019 659,000 An -39.9%
2020 556,000 An -15.6%
2021 617,000 An +11.0%
2022 679,000 An +10.0%
2023 621,000 An -8.5%
2024 620,000 An -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 553,556 An 496,000 An 700,000 An 9
1970s 803,180 An 695,000 An 919,661 An 10
1980s 1.01 million An 934,078 An 1.10 million An 10
1990s 1.32 million An 1.10 million An 1.58 million An 10
2000s 1.18 million An 1.05 million An 1.64 million An 10
2010s 1.12 million An 659,000 An 1.27 million An 10
2020s 618,600 An 556,000 An 679,000 An 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 China, mainland 5.10 million An compare
  2. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 200,680 An compare
  3. 5 Egypt 620,000 An compare
  4. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 168,600 An compare
  5. 6 Nepal 477,000 An compare
  6. 6 Türkiye 59,965 An compare
  7. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22,334 An compare
  8. 7 Philippines 460,132 An compare
  9. 8 Myanmar 189,504 An compare
  10. 9 Italy 99,830 An compare
  11. 9 Timor-Leste 7,059 An compare
  12. 10 Indonesia 92,998 An compare
  13. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,760 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Africa?
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Africa was 620,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 million An in 2000.
What is the lowest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 496,000 An in 1961.
How does Africa rank for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Africa ranks 7th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
53 places, 2,945 data points, 1961–2024
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