Buffalo meat production in Bangladesh
In 2024 Bangladesh produced 7,098 t of buffalo meat, the 16th largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.9%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 7,098 t
- World rank
- 16 of 26
- 10-year change
- +6.9%
- Record
- 7,098 t
- 2024
Buffalo meat in Bangladesh, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Bangladesh compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.10%
- 0.10% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.04
- world 0.89
- 10-year change
- +6.9%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Colombia | 12,053 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 8,900 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 7,098 | 0.10% |
| 17 | Cambodia | 6,998 | 0.10% |
| 18 | Iraq | 5,868 | 0.08% |
Map of world production of buffalo meat
Share of the world total; Bangladesh is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,098 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 7,042 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 6,986 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6,930 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6,881 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,846 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,797 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 6,711 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | 6,715 | −1.3% |
| 2015 | 6,800 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,640 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6,470 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 6,380 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 6,160 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 5,960 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 5,800 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 5,600 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5,400 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5,200 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5,000 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4,700 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 4,600 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 4,300 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 4,200 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 4,000 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 3,800 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 3,400 | −2.9% |
| 1996 | 3,500 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 3,300 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3,260 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 3,211 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3,137 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 2,987 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2,913 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 2,700 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2,613 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 2,464 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 2,389 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 2,240 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2,160 | +21% |
| 1983 | 1,785 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,785 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,785 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,785 | −10% |
| 1979 | 1,990 | +23% |
| 1978 | 1,615 | −7.7% |
| 1977 | 1,750 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 1,650 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,650 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,650 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,650 | −25% |
| 1972 | 2,200 | −15% |
| 1971 | 2,600 | −16% |
| 1970 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 3,000 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 2,900 | +12% |
| 1967 | 2,600 | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 2,300 | −4.2% |
| 1964 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 2,200 | +10% |
| 1962 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 1,900 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo meat in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh produced 7,098 t in 2024, 0.10% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Bangladesh rank in the world for production of buffalo meat?
Bangladesh ranked 16th of 26 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 62.5% of the world total.
How has the production of buffalo meat in Bangladesh changed?
It rose by 6.9% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% 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 Bangladesh 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.