FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Beef (cattle meat) production in Qatar
In 2024 Qatar produced 914 t of beef (cattle meat), the 166th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 38%. The record was 1,512 t in 2020.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 914 t
- World rank
- 166 of 189
- 10-year change
- +38%
- Record
- 1,512 t
- 2020
Beef (cattle meat) in Qatar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 914 | +142% |
| 2023 | 377 | −59% |
| 2022 | 925 | −36% |
| 2021 | 1,441 | −4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,512 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1,439 | +34% |
| 2018 | 1,070 | +25% |
| 2017 | 857 | −7.5% |
| 2016 | 926 | +30% |
| 2015 | 714 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 663 | +34% |
| 2013 | 495 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 480 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 468 | −19% |
| 2010 | 576 | +12% |
| 2009 | 516 | +59% |
| 2008 | 324 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 324 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 324 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 300 | −38% |
| 2004 | 480 | +48% |
| 2003 | 324 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 312 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 312 | −42% |
| 2000 | 540 | +15% |
| 1999 | 470 | +15% |
| 1998 | 408 | −2.4% |
| 1997 | 418 | +29% |
| 1996 | 324 | +32% |
| 1995 | 246 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 240 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 228 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 223 | +21% |
| 1991 | 185 | −8.4% |
| 1990 | 202 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 200 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 199 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 198 | +10% |
| 1986 | 180 | +50% |
| 1985 | 120 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 114 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 106 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 102 | −47% |
| 1981 | 192 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 192 | +33% |
| 1979 | 144 | −7.7% |
| 1978 | 156 | −19% |
| 1977 | 192 | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 180 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 168 | +17% |
| 1974 | 144 | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 132 | +10% |
| 1972 | 120 | −13% |
| 1971 | 138 | +15% |
| 1970 | 120 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 120 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 120 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 120 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 120 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 120 | +11% |
| 1964 | 108 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 103 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 102 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 96 | — |
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.