FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in Australia
In 2024 Australia produced 2.6 million t of beef (cattle meat), the 5th largest in the world (3.71% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.2%. The record was 2.7 million t in 2015.
- Production, 2024
- 2.6 million t
- World rank
- 5 of 189
- 10-year change
- −0.2%
- Record
- 2.7 million t
- 2015
Beef (cattle meat) in Australia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,589,767 | +16% |
| 2023 | 2,234,836 | +18% |
| 2022 | 1,889,171 | −0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,893,742 | −11% |
| 2020 | 2,125,135 | −13% |
| 2019 | 2,431,810 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,308,547 | +12% |
| 2017 | 2,068,616 | −11% |
| 2016 | 2,315,994 | −13% |
| 2015 | 2,661,640 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,595,149 | +10% |
| 2013 | 2,359,064 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 2,152,031 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,129,021 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,128,598 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,106,385 | −1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,138,328 | −1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,168,946 | −0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,188,318 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2,090,272 | −1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,112,892 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1,997,563 | −4.4% |
| 2002 | 2,089,742 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,078,900 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,987,902 | −1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,010,530 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1,955,253 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 1,810,300 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,744,696 | −3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,803,417 | −1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,824,805 | −0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,825,813 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1,790,870 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1,759,569 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 1,676,726 | +12% |
| 1989 | 1,491,478 | −6.1% |
| 1988 | 1,587,724 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 1,520,723 | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 1,384,923 | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 1,310,020 | −2.6% |
| 1984 | 1,345,276 | −13% |
| 1983 | 1,542,890 | −2.1% |
| 1982 | 1,576,195 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1,467,200 | −6.2% |
| 1980 | 1,564,400 | −22% |
| 1979 | 2,018,000 | −7.6% |
| 1978 | 2,183,800 | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 1,987,800 | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 1,840,415 | +19% |
| 1975 | 1,546,965 | +17% |
| 1974 | 1,321,817 | −8.1% |
| 1973 | 1,437,944 | +23% |
| 1972 | 1,164,393 | +11% |
| 1971 | 1,047,200 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1,009,954 | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 934,766 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 904,285 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 878,683 | −7.1% |
| 1966 | 946,333 | −7.8% |
| 1965 | 1,026,287 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1,001,315 | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 928,606 | +16% |
| 1962 | 803,950 | +25% |
| 1961 | 642,924 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.