Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Africa

Africa: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production was 7.06 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.06 million t
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
7.06 million t
in 2023
All-time low
1.88 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Africa, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Africa recorded 7.06 million t for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Africa peaked at 7.06 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million t, in 1961.

That places Africa 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1.88 million t
1962 1.89 million t +0.5%
1963 1.95 million t +3.3%
1964 2.02 million t +3.8%
1965 2.07 million t +2.3%
1966 2.13 million t +3.0%
1967 2.13 million t -0.0%
1968 2.20 million t +3.1%
1969 2.29 million t +4.2%
1970 2.35 million t +2.6%
1971 2.35 million t -0.0%
1972 2.41 million t +2.4%
1973 2.51 million t +4.0%
1974 2.54 million t +1.4%
1975 2.47 million t -2.7%
1976 2.62 million t +5.8%
1977 2.75 million t +5.3%
1978 2.92 million t +6.1%
1979 3.01 million t +3.0%
1980 3.07 million t +2.0%
1981 3.03 million t -1.2%
1982 3.16 million t +4.0%
1983 3.23 million t +2.4%
1984 3.31 million t +2.3%
1985 3.35 million t +1.2%
1986 3.22 million t -3.9%
1987 3.15 million t -1.9%
1988 3.17 million t +0.6%
1989 3.24 million t +2.1%
1990 3.34 million t +3.1%
1991 3.96 million t +18.6%
1992 4.11 million t +3.6%
1993 3.94 million t -4.2%
1994 3.82 million t -2.9%
1995 3.85 million t +0.6%
1996 3.94 million t +2.3%
1997 4.33 million t +10.0%
1998 4.19 million t -3.2%
1999 4.43 million t +5.7%
2000 4.40 million t -0.5%
2001 4.45 million t +0.9%
2002 4.64 million t +4.4%
2003 4.68 million t +0.8%
2004 4.75 million t +1.6%
2005 5.00 million t +5.3%
2006 5.14 million t +2.8%
2007 5.25 million t +2.1%
2008 5.42 million t +3.3%
2009 5.60 million t +3.2%
2010 5.87 million t +4.8%
2011 5.98 million t +1.9%
2012 6.03 million t +0.9%
2013 6.32 million t +4.7%
2014 6.34 million t +0.4%
2015 6.57 million t +3.5%
2016 6.30 million t -4.0%
2017 6.33 million t +0.5%
2018 6.51 million t +2.7%
2019 6.79 million t +4.3%
2020 6.70 million t -1.3%
2021 6.82 million t +1.9%
2022 6.87 million t +0.6%
2023 7.06 million t +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.06 million t 1.88 million t 2.29 million t 9
1970s 2.59 million t 2.35 million t 3.01 million t 10
1980s 3.19 million t 3.03 million t 3.35 million t 10
1990s 3.99 million t 3.34 million t 4.43 million t 10
2000s 4.93 million t 4.40 million t 5.60 million t 10
2010s 6.30 million t 5.87 million t 6.79 million t 10
2020s 6.86 million t 6.70 million t 7.06 million t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 6 Australia and New Zealand 2.98 million t compare
  2. 7 Australia 2.24 million t compare
  3. 8 Mexico 2.21 million t compare
  4. 8 Viet Nam 269,200 t compare
  5. 9 Russian Federation 1.66 million t compare
  6. 10 Canada 1.35 million t compare
  7. 11 France 1.30 million t compare
  8. 12 Pakistan 1.16 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Africa?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Africa was 7.06 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 7.06 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million t in 1961.
How does Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production?
Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,601 data points, 1961–2023
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