Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Americas

Americas: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 285 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
285 kg/An
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
289 kg/An
in 2022
All-time low
201 kg/An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Americas, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Americas is 285 kg/An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Americas peaked at 289 kg/An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 201 kg/An, in 1962.

Americas ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 204 kg/An
1962 201 kg/An -1.5%
1963 207 kg/An +3.0%
1964 210 kg/An +1.4%
1965 206 kg/An -1.9%
1966 212 kg/An +2.9%
1967 214 kg/An +0.9%
1968 215 kg/An +0.5%
1969 219 kg/An +1.9%
1970 223 kg/An +1.8%
1971 226 kg/An +1.3%
1972 231 kg/An +2.2%
1973 235 kg/An +1.7%
1974 232 kg/An -1.3%
1975 216 kg/An -6.9%
1976 220 kg/An +1.9%
1977 217 kg/An -1.4%
1978 219 kg/An +0.9%
1979 223 kg/An +1.8%
1980 227 kg/An +1.8%
1981 225 kg/An -0.9%
1982 223 kg/An -0.9%
1983 228 kg/An +2.2%
1984 226 kg/An -0.9%
1985 229 kg/An +1.3%
1986 230 kg/An +0.4%
1987 232 kg/An +0.9%
1988 235 kg/An +1.3%
1989 233 kg/An -0.9%
1990 236 kg/An +1.3%
1991 233 kg/An -1.3%
1992 239 kg/An +2.6%
1993 238 kg/An -0.4%
1994 241 kg/An +1.3%
1995 250 kg/An +3.7%
1996 252 kg/An +0.8%
1997 250 kg/An -0.8%
1998 249 kg/An -0.4%
1999 249 kg/An +0.0%
2000 252 kg/An +1.2%
2001 252 kg/An +0.0%
2002 251 kg/An -0.4%
2003 252 kg/An +0.4%
2004 257 kg/An +2.0%
2005 233 kg/An -9.3%
2006 233 kg/An +0.0%
2007 235 kg/An +0.9%
2008 236 kg/An +0.4%
2009 239 kg/An +1.3%
2010 241 kg/An +0.8%
2011 240 kg/An -0.4%
2012 243 kg/An +1.2%
2013 247 kg/An +1.6%
2014 271 kg/An +9.7%
2015 258 kg/An -4.8%
2016 258 kg/An +0.0%
2017 259 kg/An +0.4%
2018 261 kg/An +0.8%
2019 260 kg/An -0.4%
2020 287 kg/An +10.4%
2021 288 kg/An +0.3%
2022 289 kg/An +0.3%
2023 286 kg/An -1.0%
2024 285 kg/An -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 209.78 kg/An 201 kg/An 219 kg/An 9
1970s 224.2 kg/An 216 kg/An 235 kg/An 10
1980s 228.8 kg/An 223 kg/An 235 kg/An 10
1990s 243.7 kg/An 233 kg/An 252 kg/An 10
2000s 244 kg/An 233 kg/An 257 kg/An 10
2010s 253.8 kg/An 240 kg/An 271 kg/An 10
2020s 287 kg/An 285 kg/An 289 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 4 Canada 378 kg/An compare
  2. 4 Melanesia 182 kg/An compare
  3. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 170 kg/An compare
  4. 5 Luxembourg 373 kg/An compare
  5. 6 China, Macao SAR 358 kg/An compare
  6. 7 Tajikistan 353 kg/An compare
  7. 8 South Africa 348 kg/An compare
  8. 8 Polynesia 160 kg/An compare
  9. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 152 kg/An compare
  10. 9 Malaysia 337 kg/An compare
  11. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 150 kg/An compare
  12. 10 Germany 336 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Americas?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Americas was 285 kg/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 — yield/carcass weight recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 289 kg/An in 2022.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 201 kg/An in 1962.
How does Americas rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Americas ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,819 data points, 1961–2024
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