Meat of Buffalo; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country

India remained the largest producer of fresh or chilled buffalo meat, adding 95,000 tonnes between 2023 and 2024 and accounting for 50.4 percent of the increase among common reporters. The figures below are based on FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Meat of buffalo; fresh or chilled, 2020-2024, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table covers 27 countries; 26 reported a 2024 quantity, with a listed total of 7,279,329 tonnes. Countries are ordered from the largest 2024 quantity to the smallest.

In 2024, India was the largest listed producer of fresh or chilled buffalo meat at 4,565,000 tonnes, followed by Pakistan at 1,269,752 tonnes and China at 779,090 tonnes. The three countries accounted for 90.9 percent of the 7,279,329-tonne listed total. From 2023 to 2024, production among common reporters increased by 188,388 tonnes, with India contributing 50.4 percent of the increase.

India produced 3.60 times as much as Pakistan: 4,565,000 tonnes against 1,269,752, while China ranks third with 779,090 tonnes, 490,662 tonnes behind Pakistan. The top two hold 80.2 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 779,090 and 200,000 tonnes respectively.

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#	Country	2024
1	India IN	4,565,000
2	Pakistan PK	1,269,752
3	China CN	779,090
4	Egypt EG	200,000
5	Nepal NP	138,271
6	Vietnam VN	68,900
7	Philippines PH	64,789
8	Venezuela VE	39,521
9	Myanmar MM	28,981
10	Laos LA	22,112
11	Indonesia ID	21,597
12	Thailand TH	18,144
13	Türkiye TR	13,781
14	Colombia CO	12,053
15	Sri Lanka LK	8,900
16	Bangladesh BD	7,098
17	Cambodia KH	6,998
18	Iraq IQ	5,868
19	Iran IR	3,639
20	Malaysia MY	2,928
21	Timor-Leste TL	705.94
22	Brunei BN	426.02
23	Taiwan TW	368.93
24	Syria SY	253
25	Bhutan BT	140.78
26	Trinidad and Tobago TT	10
27	Greece GR	-

Meat of Buffalo; Fresh or Chilled Production by Country in 2024

India was the largest fresh or chilled buffalo meat producer in the 2024 listed data with 4,565,000 tonnes, followed by Pakistan with 1,269,752 tonnes and China with 779,090 tonnes. Egypt ranked fourth with 200,000 tonnes.

India holds 62.7 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 90.9 percent of the 7,279,329-tonne listed total.

India Adds 95,000 Tonnes as Meat of Buffalo; Fresh or Chilled Production Grows 2.7 Percent

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (26 countries with data in both years) moved from 7,090,941 tonnes to 7,279,329 tonnes, a change of 188,388 tonnes (2.7 percent). The totals listed for each year were 7,091,349 tonnes (27 reporters) and 7,279,329 tonnes (26 reporters); 1 country reporting in 2023 (408 tonnes, Greece) did not report in 2024, while no new reporters joined. India added 95,000 tonnes (up 2.1 percent), accounting for 50.4 percent of the increase, while Pakistan added 49,752 tonnes (up 4.1 percent) and China 26,410 tonnes (up 3.5 percent).

India Adds 805,000 Tonnes as Meat of Buffalo; Fresh or Chilled Production Grows 17.1 Percent Since 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (26 countries with data in both years) rose from 6,215,575 tonnes to 7,279,329 tonnes, a change of 1,063,754 tonnes (17.1 percent). The totals listed for each year were 6,216,410 tonnes (27 reporters) and 7,279,329 tonnes (26 reporters); 1 reporter present in 2020 (835 tonnes, Greece) is absent in 2024, while no new reporters joined. India added 805,000 tonnes (up 21.4 percent) and Pakistan 151,752 tonnes (up 13.6 percent), while China added 106,640 tonnes (up 15.9 percent).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	India	3,760,000	4,195,000	4,350,000	4,470,000	4,565,000
2	Pakistan	1,118,000	1,151,000	1,185,000	1,220,000	1,269,752
3	China	672,450	697,510	718,260	752,680	779,090
4	Egypt	183,000	203,000	223,000	204,000	200,000
5	Nepal	189,517	188,172	194,090	116,503	138,271
6	Vietnam	66,300	65,900	65,900	67,600	68,900
7	Philippines	60,205	64,672	65,136	64,892	64,789
8	Venezuela	17,894	22,192	37,520	39,221	39,521
9	Myanmar	26,257	27,544	28,284	28,649	28,981
10	Laos	20,752	21,067	21,400	21,677	22,112
11	Indonesia	18,526	18,941	21,120	20,026	21,597
12	Thailand	24,111	24,919	22,436	20,459	18,144
13	Türkiye	8,424	10,831	13,586	15,386	13,781
14	Colombia	7,137	8,265	8,378	11,627	12,053
15	Sri Lanka	8,870	8,360	8,290	8,200	8,900
16	Bangladesh	6,881	6,930	6,986	7,042	7,098
17	Cambodia	7,242	7,192	7,126	7,061	6,998
18	Iraq	6,408	5,590	5,677	5,776	5,868
19	Iran	4,705	6,641	6,668	5,042	3,639
20	Malaysia	6,551	5,637	3,661	2,947	2,928
21	Timor-Leste	652.61	653.74	663.7	703.52	705.94
22	Brunei	470.9	778.15	670.47	598.55	426.02
23	Taiwan	502.07	482.87	469.18	462.55	368.93
24	Syria	597	449	392	248	253
25	Bhutan	107	161	129	132.33	140.78
26	Trinidad and Tobago	15	8	11	8	10
27	Greece	835	749	1023	408	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Meat of buffalo; fresh or chilled, 2020-2024. For fresh or chilled buffalo meat production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2024 fresh or chilled buffalo meat production ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the fresh or chilled buffalo meat production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For fresh or chilled buffalo meat production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.