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

World: Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 29.04 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.04 million An
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 17 groups
All-time high
29.04 million An
in 2024
All-time low
7.74 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

World recorded 29.04 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.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World peaked at 29.04 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.74 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 7.74 million An
1962 7.99 million An +3.2%
1963 8.13 million An +1.7%
1964 8.41 million An +3.5%
1965 8.57 million An +1.9%
1966 8.68 million An +1.4%
1967 8.90 million An +2.5%
1968 9.24 million An +3.8%
1969 9.41 million An +1.9%
1970 9.63 million An +2.3%
1971 9.91 million An +3.0%
1972 10.09 million An +1.8%
1973 10.44 million An +3.4%
1974 10.73 million An +2.8%
1975 10.82 million An +0.8%
1976 11.05 million An +2.2%
1977 11.27 million An +2.0%
1978 11.45 million An +1.6%
1979 11.76 million An +2.7%
1980 11.97 million An +1.8%
1981 12.32 million An +2.9%
1982 13.11 million An +6.4%
1983 13.29 million An +1.4%
1984 13.71 million An +3.1%
1985 14.29 million An +4.2%
1986 14.77 million An +3.4%
1987 14.84 million An +0.5%
1988 16.03 million An +8.0%
1989 15.88 million An -0.9%
1990 16.27 million An +2.4%
1991 16.61 million An +2.1%
1992 17.00 million An +2.4%
1993 17.77 million An +4.5%
1994 18.42 million An +3.7%
1995 19.19 million An +4.2%
1996 17.87 million An -6.9%
1997 19.25 million An +7.8%
1998 19.62 million An +1.9%
1999 20.25 million An +3.3%
2000 20.44 million An +0.9%
2001 20.34 million An -0.5%
2002 20.73 million An +1.9%
2003 20.04 million An -3.3%
2004 20.68 million An +3.2%
2005 21.28 million An +2.9%
2006 22.08 million An +3.7%
2007 22.91 million An +3.8%
2008 23.23 million An +1.4%
2009 24.89 million An +7.1%
2010 25.83 million An +3.8%
2011 26.08 million An +1.0%
2012 26.54 million An +1.8%
2013 26.12 million An -1.6%
2014 26.35 million An +0.9%
2015 26.44 million An +0.3%
2016 26.61 million An +0.7%
2017 26.75 million An +0.5%
2018 27.51 million An +2.8%
2019 27.28 million An -0.9%
2020 27.17 million An -0.4%
2021 27.87 million An +2.6%
2022 28.46 million An +2.1%
2023 28.61 million An +0.5%
2024 29.04 million An +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.56 million An 7.74 million An 9.41 million An 9
1970s 10.71 million An 9.63 million An 11.76 million An 10
1980s 14.02 million An 11.97 million An 16.03 million An 10
1990s 18.22 million An 16.27 million An 20.25 million An 10
2000s 21.66 million An 20.04 million An 24.89 million An 10
2010s 26.55 million An 25.83 million An 27.51 million An 10
2020s 28.23 million An 27.17 million An 29.04 million An 5

Countries ranked near World

  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

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World?
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in World was 29.04 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 29.04 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 7.74 million An in 1961.
How does World rank for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
World ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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