Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 15.35 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Southern Asia stood at 15.35 million An.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Southern Asia peaked at 18.20 million An in 1988 and was at its lowest, 6.72 million An, in 1991.
Southern Asia ranks 16th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.33 million An | — |
| 1962 | 11.62 million An | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 11.74 million An | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 11.90 million An | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 12.14 million An | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 12.60 million An | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 12.91 million An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 13.28 million An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 13.67 million An | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 14.09 million An | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 14.42 million An | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 14.54 million An | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 14.67 million An | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 14.95 million An | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 15.27 million An | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 15.80 million An | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 16.12 million An | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 16.63 million An | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 17.13 million An | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 16.51 million An | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 16.66 million An | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 17.46 million An | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 17.61 million An | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 17.65 million An | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 17.38 million An | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 17.36 million An | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 18.12 million An | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 18.20 million An | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.18 million An | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 17.55 million An | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 6.72 million An | -61.7% |
| 1992 | 6.76 million An | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.87 million An | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.07 million An | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.25 million An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 7.69 million An | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 8.13 million An | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 8.15 million An | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.88 million An | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 7.63 million An | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 7.59 million An | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.97 million An | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 8.19 million An | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.49 million An | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 8.56 million An | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.42 million An | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 9.76 million An | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.64 million An | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 8.65 million An | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.61 million An | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.91 million An | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 9.07 million An | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.85 million An | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.93 million An | +34.8% |
| 2015 | 11.29 million An | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 12.05 million An | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 12.75 million An | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.93 million An | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.07 million An | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 13.76 million An | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.52 million An | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 14.63 million An | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 14.76 million An | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.35 million An | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -61.7% | 17.55 million An | 6.72 million An |
| 2014 | +34.8% | 8.85 million An | 11.93 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.36 million An | 11.33 million An | 13.67 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.36 million An | 14.09 million An | 17.13 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.51 million An | 16.51 million An | 18.20 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.41 million An | 6.72 million An | 17.55 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.49 million An | 7.59 million An | 9.76 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.95 million An | 8.61 million An | 13.07 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.60 million An | 13.76 million An | 15.35 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 14 Uzbekistan 6.04 million An compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 6.04 million An compare
- 16 Türkiye 5.08 million An compare
- 16 Turkey 5.08 million An compare
- 18 New Zealand 4.68 million An compare
- 19 United Republic of Tanzania 4.59 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
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- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 14.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.0785 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Southern Asia?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Southern Asia was 15.35 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.20 million An in 1988.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.72 million An in 1991.
- How does Southern Asia rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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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.