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

Central America: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 247 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
247 kg/An
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
249 kg/An
in 2023
All-time low
166 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

050100150200250196119922024

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 Central America is 247 kg/An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America peaked at 249 kg/An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 166 kg/An, in 1961.

Central America ranks 11th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Central America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 166 kg/An
1962 167 kg/An +0.6%
1963 168 kg/An +0.6%
1964 168 kg/An +0.0%
1965 168 kg/An +0.0%
1966 168 kg/An +0.0%
1967 169 kg/An +0.6%
1968 169 kg/An +0.0%
1969 169 kg/An +0.0%
1970 171 kg/An +1.2%
1971 171 kg/An +0.0%
1972 171 kg/An +0.0%
1973 174 kg/An +1.8%
1974 176 kg/An +1.1%
1975 176 kg/An +0.0%
1976 178 kg/An +1.1%
1977 177 kg/An -0.6%
1978 179 kg/An +1.1%
1979 179 kg/An +0.0%
1980 183 kg/An +2.2%
1981 181 kg/An -1.1%
1982 177 kg/An -2.2%
1983 189 kg/An +6.8%
1984 191 kg/An +1.1%
1985 193 kg/An +1.0%
1986 194 kg/An +0.5%
1987 208 kg/An +7.2%
1988 221 kg/An +6.2%
1989 200 kg/An -9.5%
1990 200 kg/An +0.0%
1991 194 kg/An -3.0%
1992 203 kg/An +4.6%
1993 206 kg/An +1.5%
1994 204 kg/An -1.0%
1995 200 kg/An -2.0%
1996 201 kg/An +0.5%
1997 205 kg/An +2.0%
1998 204 kg/An -0.5%
1999 199 kg/An -2.5%
2000 198 kg/An -0.5%
2001 199 kg/An +0.5%
2002 201 kg/An +1.0%
2003 204 kg/An +1.5%
2004 196 kg/An -3.9%
2005 198 kg/An +1.0%
2006 200 kg/An +1.0%
2007 201 kg/An +0.5%
2008 202 kg/An +0.5%
2009 202 kg/An +0.0%
2010 201 kg/An -0.5%
2011 199 kg/An -1.0%
2012 198 kg/An -0.5%
2013 201 kg/An +1.5%
2014 207 kg/An +3.0%
2015 211 kg/An +1.9%
2016 225 kg/An +6.6%
2017 228 kg/An +1.3%
2018 231 kg/An +1.3%
2019 233 kg/An +0.9%
2020 235 kg/An +0.9%
2021 235 kg/An +0.0%
2022 238 kg/An +1.3%
2023 249 kg/An +4.6%
2024 247 kg/An -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 168 kg/An 166 kg/An 169 kg/An 9
1970s 175.2 kg/An 171 kg/An 179 kg/An 10
1980s 193.7 kg/An 177 kg/An 221 kg/An 10
1990s 201.6 kg/An 194 kg/An 206 kg/An 10
2000s 200.1 kg/An 196 kg/An 204 kg/An 10
2010s 213.4 kg/An 198 kg/An 233 kg/An 10
2020s 240.8 kg/An 235 kg/An 249 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 8 South Africa 348 kg/An compare
  2. 8 Polynesia 160 kg/An compare
  3. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 152 kg/An compare
  4. 9 Malaysia 337 kg/An compare
  5. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 150 kg/An compare
  6. 10 Germany 336 kg/An compare
  7. 11 Belgium-Luxembourg 335 kg/An compare
  8. 11 Viet Nam 148 kg/An compare
  9. 12 Austria 334 kg/An compare
  10. 12 United Republic of Tanzania 145 kg/An compare
  11. 13 Republic of Korea 332 kg/An compare
  12. 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 139 kg/An compare
  13. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 328 kg/An compare
  14. 14 Micronesia 139 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 Central America?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America was 247 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 249 kg/An in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 166 kg/An in 1961.
How does Central America rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Central America ranks 11th 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 Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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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