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

Eastern Africa: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 151 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
151 kg/An
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
26th
of 29 groups
All-time high
154 kg/An
in 2007
All-time low
119 kg/An
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

050100150196119922024

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 Eastern Africa is 151 kg/An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa peaked at 154 kg/An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 119 kg/An, in 1974.

Eastern Africa ranks 26th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 122 kg/An
1962 122 kg/An +0.0%
1963 123 kg/An +0.8%
1964 124 kg/An +0.8%
1965 126 kg/An +1.6%
1966 126 kg/An +0.0%
1967 125 kg/An -0.8%
1968 126 kg/An +0.8%
1969 125 kg/An -0.8%
1970 127 kg/An +1.6%
1971 127 kg/An +0.0%
1972 128 kg/An +0.8%
1973 124 kg/An -3.1%
1974 119 kg/An -4.0%
1975 121 kg/An +1.7%
1976 124 kg/An +2.5%
1977 125 kg/An +0.8%
1978 124 kg/An -0.8%
1979 123 kg/An -0.8%
1980 122 kg/An -0.8%
1981 123 kg/An +0.8%
1982 123 kg/An +0.0%
1983 121 kg/An -1.6%
1984 121 kg/An +0.0%
1985 121 kg/An +0.0%
1986 119 kg/An -1.7%
1987 125 kg/An +5.0%
1988 126 kg/An +0.8%
1989 123 kg/An -2.4%
1990 121 kg/An -1.6%
1991 141 kg/An +16.5%
1992 143 kg/An +1.4%
1993 139 kg/An -2.8%
1994 137 kg/An -1.4%
1995 135 kg/An -1.5%
1996 142 kg/An +5.2%
1997 141 kg/An -0.7%
1998 136 kg/An -3.5%
1999 137 kg/An +0.7%
2000 129 kg/An -5.8%
2001 142 kg/An +10.1%
2002 142 kg/An +0.0%
2003 146 kg/An +2.8%
2004 147 kg/An +0.7%
2005 148 kg/An +0.7%
2006 148 kg/An +0.0%
2007 154 kg/An +4.1%
2008 150 kg/An -2.6%
2009 153 kg/An +2.0%
2010 152 kg/An -0.7%
2011 150 kg/An -1.3%
2012 147 kg/An -2.0%
2013 149 kg/An +1.4%
2014 147 kg/An -1.3%
2015 151 kg/An +2.7%
2016 130 kg/An -13.9%
2017 133 kg/An +2.3%
2018 135 kg/An +1.5%
2019 142 kg/An +5.2%
2020 145 kg/An +2.1%
2021 147 kg/An +1.4%
2022 148 kg/An +0.7%
2023 150 kg/An +1.4%
2024 151 kg/An +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 124.33 kg/An 122 kg/An 126 kg/An 9
1970s 124.2 kg/An 119 kg/An 128 kg/An 10
1980s 122.4 kg/An 119 kg/An 126 kg/An 10
1990s 137.2 kg/An 121 kg/An 143 kg/An 10
2000s 145.9 kg/An 129 kg/An 154 kg/An 10
2010s 143.6 kg/An 130 kg/An 152 kg/An 10
2020s 148.2 kg/An 145 kg/An 151 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 23 Belgium 308 kg/An compare
  2. 24 Cabo Verde 157 kg/An compare
  3. 24 Czechia 307 kg/An compare
  4. 25 Slovenia 303 kg/An compare
  5. 26 Israel 301 kg/An compare
  6. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 301 kg/An compare
  7. 28 Poland 300 kg/An compare
  8. 29 Australia 298 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 Eastern Africa?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa was 151 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 Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 154 kg/An in 2007.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 119 kg/An in 1974.
How does Eastern Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Eastern Africa ranks 26th 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 Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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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