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

Asia: Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 28.10 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.10 million An
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
1st
of 10 groups
All-time high
28.10 million An
in 2024
All-time low
7.17 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 28.10 million An for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Asia peaked at 28.10 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.17 million 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 Asia, year by year

Annual values for Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 7.17 million An
1962 7.38 million An +2.9%
1963 7.52 million An +1.9%
1964 7.80 million An +3.8%
1965 7.96 million An +2.0%
1966 8.07 million An +1.4%
1967 8.30 million An +2.8%
1968 8.53 million An +2.8%
1969 8.66 million An +1.4%
1970 8.89 million An +2.7%
1971 9.14 million An +2.9%
1972 9.30 million An +1.7%
1973 9.63 million An +3.5%
1974 9.89 million An +2.8%
1975 9.97 million An +0.8%
1976 10.18 million An +2.1%
1977 10.39 million An +2.0%
1978 10.52 million An +1.3%
1979 10.81 million An +2.7%
1980 11.01 million An +1.8%
1981 11.34 million An +3.0%
1982 12.13 million An +7.0%
1983 12.31 million An +1.5%
1984 12.60 million An +2.4%
1985 13.26 million An +5.3%
1986 13.74 million An +3.6%
1987 13.80 million An +0.5%
1988 14.98 million An +8.5%
1989 14.80 million An -1.2%
1990 15.04 million An +1.6%
1991 15.50 million An +3.0%
1992 15.86 million An +2.4%
1993 16.60 million An +4.7%
1994 17.13 million An +3.2%
1995 17.81 million An +4.0%
1996 16.48 million An -7.4%
1997 17.79 million An +7.9%
1998 18.08 million An +1.7%
1999 18.67 million An +3.2%
2000 18.79 million An +0.7%
2001 19.26 million An +2.5%
2002 19.57 million An +1.6%
2003 18.99 million An -3.0%
2004 19.59 million An +3.2%
2005 20.13 million An +2.8%
2006 20.94 million An +4.0%
2007 21.72 million An +3.7%
2008 22.04 million An +1.5%
2009 23.64 million An +7.3%
2010 24.54 million An +3.8%
2011 24.75 million An +0.9%
2012 25.21 million An +1.9%
2013 24.88 million An -1.3%
2014 25.11 million An +0.9%
2015 25.15 million An +0.2%
2016 25.40 million An +1.0%
2017 25.55 million An +0.6%
2018 26.22 million An +2.6%
2019 26.39 million An +0.7%
2020 26.39 million An -0.0%
2021 27.01 million An +2.3%
2022 27.47 million An +1.7%
2023 27.66 million An +0.7%
2024 28.10 million An +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.93 million An 7.17 million An 8.66 million An 9
1970s 9.87 million An 8.89 million An 10.81 million An 10
1980s 13.00 million An 11.01 million An 14.98 million An 10
1990s 16.90 million An 15.04 million An 18.67 million An 10
2000s 20.47 million An 18.79 million An 23.64 million An 10
2010s 25.32 million An 24.54 million An 26.39 million An 10
2020s 27.33 million An 26.39 million An 28.10 million An 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 India 11.95 million An compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 8.86 million An compare
  3. 3 China 5.10 million An compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 351,925 An compare
  5. 4 China, mainland 5.10 million An compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Asia?
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Asia was 28.10 million 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 28.10 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.17 million An in 1961.
How does Asia rank for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Asia ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia 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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