Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Production in Pakistan
Pakistan: Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Production was 1.27 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Production in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — production in Pakistan stood at 1.27 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — production in Pakistan peaked at 1.27 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110,700 t, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 2nd out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Production in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,700 t | — |
| 1962 | 114,800 t | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 115,620 t | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 117,260 t | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 118,080 t | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 120,000 t | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 126,000 t | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 129,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 135,000 t | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 138,000 t | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 144,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 149,300 t | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 153,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 157,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 159,000 t | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 163,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 166,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 169,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 173,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 191,000 t | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 199,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 206,000 t | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 214,000 t | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 227,000 t | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 240,000 t | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 298,000 t | +24.2% |
| 1987 | 316,000 t | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 335,000 t | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 355,000 t | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 380,000 t | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 399,000 t | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 423,000 t | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 450,000 t | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 477,000 t | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 505,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 376,000 t | -25.5% |
| 1997 | 429,000 t | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 441,000 t | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 454,000 t | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 466,000 t | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 533,000 t | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 549,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 565,000 t | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 582,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 600,000 t | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 742,000 t | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 764,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 787,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 811,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 830,000 t | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 861,000 t | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 884,000 t | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 910,000 t | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 938,000 t | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 965,000 t | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 994,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million t | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million t | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million t | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million t | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.19 million t | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million t | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.27 million t | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120,718 t | 110,700 t | 135,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 157,130 t | 138,000 t | 173,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 258,100 t | 191,000 t | 355,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 433,400 t | 376,000 t | 505,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 639,900 t | 466,000 t | 811,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 954,500 t | 830,000 t | 1.08 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million t | 1.12 million t | 1.27 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 India 4.57 million t compare
- 3 China 779,459 t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 68,900 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 779,090 t compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 39,521 t compare
- 5 Egypt 200,000 t compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22,112 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — production in Pakistan?
- Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — production in Pakistan was 1.27 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,700 t in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — production?
- Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.