Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Australia

Australia: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing was 0.9613 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9613 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 20.9%
World rank
116th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1.69 An per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
0.5568 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Australia, 1961–2023

0.50.7511.21.51.8196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Australia stood at 0.9613 An per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Australia peaked at 1.69 An per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.5568 An per square kilometre, in 1961.

Australia ranks 116th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year An per square kilometre Change
1961 0.5568 An per square kilometre
1962 0.6659 An per square kilometre +19.6%
1963 0.7721 An per square kilometre +15.9%
1964 0.8379 An per square kilometre +8.5%
1965 0.8909 An per square kilometre +6.3%
1966 0.8231 An per square kilometre -7.6%
1967 0.7355 An per square kilometre -10.6%
1968 0.7363 An per square kilometre +0.1%
1969 0.73 An per square kilometre -0.8%
1970 0.7629 An per square kilometre +4.5%
1971 0.7641 An per square kilometre +0.2%
1972 0.8356 An per square kilometre +9.4%
1973 1.06 An per square kilometre +26.9%
1974 0.9445 An per square kilometre -10.9%
1975 1.1 An per square kilometre +16.3%
1976 1.38 An per square kilometre +25.8%
1977 1.56 An per square kilometre +12.9%
1978 1.69 An per square kilometre +8.2%
1979 1.48 An per square kilometre -12.5%
1980 1.16 An per square kilometre -21.7%
1981 1.1 An per square kilometre -5.1%
1982 1.13 An per square kilometre +3.0%
1983 1.19 An per square kilometre +4.9%
1984 0.9522 An per square kilometre -19.7%
1985 0.9158 An per square kilometre -3.8%
1986 0.9635 An per square kilometre +5.2%
1987 1.04 An per square kilometre +7.9%
1988 1.06 An per square kilometre +1.6%
1989 0.9427 An per square kilometre -10.7%
1990 1.03 An per square kilometre +9.6%
1991 1.09 An per square kilometre +5.5%
1992 1.13 An per square kilometre +4.1%
1993 1.1 An per square kilometre -2.7%
1994 1.08 An per square kilometre -2.3%
1995 1.08 An per square kilometre -0.2%
1996 1.03 An per square kilometre -4.0%
1997 1.09 An per square kilometre +6.0%
1998 1.21 An per square kilometre +10.8%
1999 1.18 An per square kilometre -2.4%
2000 1.13 An per square kilometre -4.9%
2001 1.14 An per square kilometre +1.3%
2002 1.18 An per square kilometre +3.3%
2003 1.16 An per square kilometre -1.6%
2004 1.15 An per square kilometre -1.2%
2005 1.1 An per square kilometre -3.8%
2006 1.15 An per square kilometre +4.6%
2007 1.16 An per square kilometre +0.5%
2008 1.13 An per square kilometre -2.8%
2009 1.09 An per square kilometre -2.8%
2010 1.08 An per square kilometre -1.6%
2011 1.03 An per square kilometre -4.0%
2012 1.04 An per square kilometre +0.4%
2013 1.18 An per square kilometre +13.2%
2014 1.29 An per square kilometre +9.5%
2015 1.32 An per square kilometre +2.1%
2016 1.14 An per square kilometre -13.0%
2017 0.9651 An per square kilometre -15.6%
2018 1.08 An per square kilometre +12.4%
2019 1.18 An per square kilometre +8.5%
2020 0.9827 An per square kilometre -16.5%
2021 0.8194 An per square kilometre -16.6%
2022 0.7949 An per square kilometre -3.0%
2023 0.9613 An per square kilometre +20.9%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.9613 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.64 An per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.9613 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9473 An per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7498 An per square kilometre 0.5568 An per square kilometre 0.8909 An per square kilometre 9
1970s 1.16 An per square kilometre 0.7629 An per square kilometre 1.69 An per square kilometre 10
1980s 1.04 An per square kilometre 0.9158 An per square kilometre 1.19 An per square kilometre 10
1990s 1.1 An per square kilometre 1.03 An per square kilometre 1.21 An per square kilometre 10
2000s 1.14 An per square kilometre 1.09 An per square kilometre 1.18 An per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.13 An per square kilometre 0.9651 An per square kilometre 1.32 An per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.8896 An per square kilometre 0.7949 An per square kilometre 0.9827 An per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 113 Central African Republic 1.02 An per square kilometre compare
  2. 114 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9846 An per square kilometre compare
  3. 115 Chile 0.9738 An per square kilometre compare
  4. 117 Myanmar 0.9333 An per square kilometre compare
  5. 118 Vanuatu 0.9047 An per square kilometre compare
  6. 119 Norway 0.8754 An per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Australia?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Australia was 0.9613 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.69 An per square kilometre in 1978.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5568 An per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Australia rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
Australia ranks 116th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre
Unit
An per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,559 data points, 1961–2023
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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.