Beef (cattle meat) production in Madagascar
In 2024 Madagascar produced 24,979 t of beef (cattle meat), the 116th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 43%. The record was 155,295 t in 1978.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 24,979 t
- World rank
- 116 of 189
- 10-year change
- −43%
- Record
- 155,295 t
- 1978
Beef (cattle meat) in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Madagascar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.07% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.78
- world 8.55
- 10-year change
- −43%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Albania | 25,996 | 0.04% |
| 115 | Eritrea | 25,585 | 0.04% |
| 116 | Madagascar | 24,979 | 0.04% |
| 117 | Hungary | 23,810 | 0.03% |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 22,005 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of beef (cattle meat)
Share of the world total; Madagascar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24,979 | −22% |
| 2023 | 31,953 | +33% |
| 2022 | 23,943 | −10% |
| 2021 | 26,679 | −15% |
| 2020 | 31,354 | −16% |
| 2019 | 37,410 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 37,005 | −14% |
| 2017 | 42,879 | −3.7% |
| 2016 | 44,516 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 44,205 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 43,855 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 41,714 | −0.8% |
| 2012 | 42,062 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42,059 | −0.8% |
| 2010 | 42,377 | −0.8% |
| 2009 | 42,710 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 42,679 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 42,598 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 41,501 | −2.4% |
| 2005 | 42,534 | +16% |
| 2004 | 36,542 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 36,417 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 36,018 | −5.5% |
| 2001 | 38,122 | −15% |
| 2000 | 44,944 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 44,880 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 44,816 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 44,752 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 44,752 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 44,689 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 44,625 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 44,625 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 44,561 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 44,498 | −69% |
| 1990 | 142,800 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 141,652 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 140,505 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 137,700 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 134,002 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 133,875 | −1.6% |
| 1984 | 136,094 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 135,532 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 134,895 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 134,385 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 133,875 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 127,500 | −18% |
| 1978 | 155,295 | +91% |
| 1977 | 81,472 | −28% |
| 1976 | 113,348 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 112,328 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 110,288 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 109,650 | −0.9% |
| 1972 | 110,670 | +10% |
| 1971 | 100,215 | −8.4% |
| 1970 | 109,395 | −2.8% |
| 1969 | 112,582 | −3.0% |
| 1968 | 116,025 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 114,750 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 114,750 | +30% |
| 1965 | 87,975 | −15% |
| 1964 | 103,275 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 101,618 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 101,362 | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 97,920 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of beef (cattle meat) in Madagascar?
Madagascar produced 24,979 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Madagascar rank in the world for production of beef (cattle meat)?
Madagascar ranked 116th of 189 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 17.6% of the world total.
How has the production of beef (cattle meat) in Madagascar changed?
It fell by 43% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 155,295 t in 1978.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Madagascar is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.