Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mexico
Mexico: Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 8.92 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Mexico is 8.92 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Mexico peaked at 8.92 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million An, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 10th of 250 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 cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mexico, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.25 million An | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 million An | +18.2% |
| 1963 | 2.77 million An | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 2.89 million An | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 2.95 million An | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 3.01 million An | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.07 million An | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 3.12 million An | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.15 million An | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 3.05 million An | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2.99 million An | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 3.05 million An | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.83 million An | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.87 million An | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.30 million An | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 3.84 million An | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 4.29 million An | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 4.09 million An | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 3.58 million An | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 3.94 million An | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 4.54 million An | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 4.82 million An | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 4.87 million An | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.75 million An | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.66 million An | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 6.30 million An | +35.1% |
| 1987 | 5.92 million An | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 5.41 million An | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 5.55 million An | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.30 million An | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 5.94 million An | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 5.93 million An | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.80 million An | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.49 million An | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 6.90 million An | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 6.45 million An | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 6.33 million An | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 6.58 million An | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 6.89 million An | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 6.98 million An | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.10 million An | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.11 million An | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.19 million An | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.65 million An | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 7.67 million An | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.86 million An | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.97 million An | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.07 million An | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.28 million An | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.52 million An | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.80 million An | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.92 million An | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.80 million An | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.61 million An | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.52 million An | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.96 million An | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.03 million An | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.14 million An | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.24 million An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.41 million An | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.56 million An | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.67 million An | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.80 million An | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8.92 million An | +1.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8.92 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 An, 29.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 8.92 million An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 307,018 An, 29.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +35.1% | 4.66 million An | 6.30 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 million An | 2.25 million An | 3.15 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.39 million An | 2.83 million An | 4.29 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.08 million An | 3.94 million An | 6.30 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.26 million An | 5.30 million An | 6.90 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 million An | 6.98 million An | 8.28 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 million An | 7.96 million An | 8.92 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 million An | 8.41 million An | 8.92 million An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2797 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.168 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7321 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Mexico?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Mexico was 8.92 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million An in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.