Beef (cattle meat) production in Zimbabwe
In 2024 Zimbabwe produced 755,211 t of beef (cattle meat), the 16th largest in the world (1.08% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 37%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 755,211 t
- World rank
- 16 of 189
- 10-year change
- +37%
- Record
- 755,211 t
- 2024
Beef (cattle meat) in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Zimbabwe compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.1%
- 0.87% in 2014
- kg per person
- 45.4
- world 8.55
- 10-year change
- +37%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Germany | 1,015,350 | 1.5% |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 934,300 | 1.3% |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 755,211 | 1.1% |
| 17 | New Zealand | 741,844 | 1.1% |
| 18 | Colombia | 731,625 | 1.0% |
Map of world production of beef (cattle meat)
Share of the world total; Zimbabwe is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 755,211 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 744,063 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 721,881 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 700,000 | +11% |
| 2020 | 628,746 | −0.1% |
| 2019 | 629,189 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 616,480 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 609,788 | −3.1% |
| 2016 | 629,225 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 622,143 | +13% |
| 2014 | 552,461 | −21% |
| 2013 | 697,256 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 697,230 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 685,900 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 649,619 | +11% |
| 2009 | 587,597 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 541,292 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 535,351 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 519,102 | −5.6% |
| 2005 | 550,000 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 530,850 | −2.5% |
| 2003 | 544,536 | −4.0% |
| 2002 | 567,423 | −8.8% |
| 2001 | 622,469 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | 641,570 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 626,653 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 582,848 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 552,925 | −0.2% |
| 1996 | 554,245 | +21% |
| 1995 | 456,861 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 434,695 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 420,754 | −30% |
| 1992 | 603,751 | +13% |
| 1991 | 535,000 | +555% |
| 1990 | 81,740 | +11% |
| 1989 | 73,398 | −8.5% |
| 1988 | 80,242 | −5.5% |
| 1987 | 84,933 | +16% |
| 1986 | 73,382 | −13% |
| 1985 | 84,401 | −3.8% |
| 1984 | 87,703 | +14% |
| 1983 | 77,040 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 76,590 | +16% |
| 1981 | 65,968 | −14% |
| 1980 | 76,410 | −19% |
| 1979 | 94,200 | −11% |
| 1978 | 106,350 | −3.6% |
| 1977 | 110,282 | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 100,336 | +18% |
| 1975 | 84,819 | −4.6% |
| 1974 | 88,911 | −26% |
| 1973 | 119,722 | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 111,088 | +24% |
| 1971 | 89,879 | +25% |
| 1970 | 72,077 | +19% |
| 1969 | 60,571 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 57,198 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 54,292 | −19% |
| 1966 | 67,050 | +25% |
| 1965 | 53,440 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 52,605 | −6.0% |
| 1963 | 55,945 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 54,375 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 53,440 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of beef (cattle meat) in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe produced 755,211 t in 2024, 1.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Zimbabwe rank in the world for production of beef (cattle meat)?
Zimbabwe ranked 16th 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 Zimbabwe changed?
It rose by 37% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
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 Zimbabwe 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.