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

Central America: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production was 2.82 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.82 million t
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
16th
of 29 groups
All-time high
2.82 million t
in 2023
All-time low
525,710 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Central America is 2.82 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Central America peaked at 2.82 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 525,710 t, in 1961.

That places Central America 16th 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 Central America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Central America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 525,710 t
1962 600,248 t +14.2%
1963 639,007 t +6.5%
1964 657,369 t +2.9%
1965 665,552 t +1.2%
1966 675,038 t +1.4%
1967 702,390 t +4.1%
1968 735,550 t +4.7%
1969 753,867 t +2.5%
1970 754,353 t +0.1%
1971 766,535 t +1.6%
1972 784,461 t +2.3%
1973 758,890 t -3.3%
1974 753,652 t -0.7%
1975 870,442 t +15.5%
1976 1.02 million t +17.2%
1977 1.09 million t +7.3%
1978 1.09 million t -0.6%
1979 1.00 million t -7.6%
1980 1.06 million t +5.6%
1981 1.14 million t +7.7%
1982 1.15 million t +0.7%
1983 1.23 million t +6.8%
1984 1.22 million t -0.8%
1985 1.23 million t +1.1%
1986 1.52 million t +23.8%
1987 1.57 million t +3.1%
1988 1.57 million t -0.2%
1989 1.50 million t -4.5%
1990 1.46 million t -2.3%
1991 1.51 million t +3.2%
1992 1.55 million t +2.3%
1993 1.57 million t +1.7%
1994 1.72 million t +9.7%
1995 1.76 million t +2.4%
1996 1.69 million t -4.1%
1997 1.70 million t +0.7%
1998 1.73 million t +1.6%
1999 1.75 million t +1.3%
2000 1.77 million t +0.7%
2001 1.79 million t +1.6%
2002 1.82 million t +1.5%
2003 1.86 million t +2.2%
2004 1.91 million t +2.6%
2005 1.94 million t +1.5%
2006 2.00 million t +3.5%
2007 2.05 million t +2.1%
2008 2.10 million t +2.7%
2009 2.16 million t +3.0%
2010 2.24 million t +3.6%
2011 2.32 million t +3.7%
2012 2.34 million t +0.7%
2013 2.33 million t -0.7%
2014 2.40 million t +3.1%
2015 2.41 million t +0.4%
2016 2.42 million t +0.7%
2017 2.51 million t +3.7%
2018 2.56 million t +1.7%
2019 2.63 million t +3.0%
2020 2.69 million t +2.3%
2021 2.79 million t +3.7%
2022 2.80 million t +0.4%
2023 2.82 million t +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 661,637 t 525,710 t 753,867 t 9
1970s 889,516 t 753,652 t 1.09 million t 10
1980s 1.32 million t 1.06 million t 1.57 million t 10
1990s 1.65 million t 1.46 million t 1.76 million t 10
2000s 1.94 million t 1.77 million t 2.16 million t 10
2010s 2.42 million t 2.24 million t 2.63 million t 10
2020s 2.78 million t 2.69 million t 2.82 million t 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25,614 t compare
  2. 13 Uzbekistan 1.08 million t compare
  3. 14 India 1.06 million t compare
  4. 15 South Africa 1.03 million t compare
  5. 16 Germany 1.00 million t compare
  6. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 900,600 t compare
  7. 18 New Zealand 748,444 t compare
  8. 18 Timor-Leste 1,315 t compare
  9. 19 Zimbabwe 743,164 t 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 — production in Central America?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Central America was 2.82 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 Central America?
The highest recorded value was 2.82 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 525,710 t in 1961.
How does Central America rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production?
Central America ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 — 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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