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

India: Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 11.95 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.95 million An
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 26 countries
All-time high
11.95 million An
in 2024
All-time low
3.99 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in India is 11.95 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in India peaked at 11.95 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.99 million An, in 1961.

India ranks 1st of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 India, year by year

Annual values for Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in India, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 3.99 million An
1962 4.07 million An +1.9%
1963 4.06 million An -0.3%
1964 4.22 million An +4.0%
1965 4.30 million An +1.9%
1966 4.39 million An +2.1%
1967 4.50 million An +2.5%
1968 4.64 million An +3.2%
1969 4.71 million An +1.4%
1970 4.83 million An +2.5%
1971 4.95 million An +2.5%
1972 5.00 million An +1.1%
1973 5.10 million An +2.0%
1974 5.24 million An +2.7%
1975 5.33 million An +1.7%
1976 5.43 million An +1.9%
1977 5.58 million An +2.8%
1978 5.70 million An +2.2%
1979 5.82 million An +2.1%
1980 5.95 million An +2.2%
1981 6.14 million An +3.3%
1982 6.84 million An +11.4%
1983 6.77 million An -1.0%
1984 6.86 million An +1.3%
1985 7.30 million An +6.5%
1986 7.48 million An +2.5%
1987 7.37 million An -1.5%
1988 7.51 million An +2.0%
1989 7.66 million An +2.0%
1990 7.82 million An +2.0%
1991 7.97 million An +2.0%
1992 8.17 million An +2.5%
1993 8.28 million An +1.3%
1994 8.38 million An +1.3%
1995 8.50 million An +1.3%
1996 8.61 million An +1.3%
1997 8.72 million An +1.3%
1998 8.85 million An +1.4%
1999 8.97 million An +1.4%
2000 9.10 million An +1.4%
2001 9.23 million An +1.4%
2002 9.36 million An +1.4%
2003 9.50 million An +1.5%
2004 9.67 million An +1.8%
2005 9.85 million An +1.8%
2006 10.03 million An +1.8%
2007 10.22 million An +1.9%
2008 10.41 million An +1.8%
2009 10.60 million An +1.9%
2010 11.20 million An +5.7%
2011 11.30 million An +0.9%
2012 11.40 million An +0.9%
2013 11.50 million An +0.9%
2014 11.60 million An +0.9%
2015 11.44 million An -1.4%
2016 11.43 million An -0.1%
2017 11.34 million An -0.8%
2018 11.93 million An +5.2%
2019 11.70 million An -1.9%
2020 11.53 million An -1.5%
2021 11.75 million An +1.9%
2022 11.81 million An +0.6%
2023 11.88 million An +0.6%
2024 11.95 million An +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.32 million An 3.99 million An 4.71 million An 9
1970s 5.30 million An 4.83 million An 5.82 million An 10
1980s 6.99 million An 5.95 million An 7.66 million An 10
1990s 8.43 million An 7.82 million An 8.97 million An 10
2000s 9.80 million An 9.10 million An 10.60 million An 10
2010s 11.48 million An 11.20 million An 11.93 million An 10
2020s 11.79 million An 11.53 million An 11.95 million An 5

Countries ranked near India

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in India?
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in India was 11.95 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 11.95 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 3.99 million An in 1961.
How does India rank for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
India ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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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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