Buffalo meat production in Cambodia
In 2024 Cambodia produced 6,998 t of buffalo meat, the 17th largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 20%. The record was 12,144 t in 1993.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 6,998 t
- World rank
- 17 of 26
- 10-year change
- −20%
- Record
- 12,144 t
- 1993
Buffalo meat in Cambodia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cambodia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.10%
- 0.14% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.40
- world 0.89
- 10-year change
- −20%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 19 | Iran | 3,639 | 0.05% |
Map of world production of buffalo meat
Share of the world total; Cambodia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,998 | −0.9% |
| 2023 | 7,061 | −0.9% |
| 2022 | 7,126 | −0.9% |
| 2021 | 7,192 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | 7,242 | −15% |
| 2019 | 8,565 | +10% |
| 2018 | 7,754 | −8.0% |
| 2017 | 8,426 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 8,065 | −2.8% |
| 2015 | 8,298 | −4.9% |
| 2014 | 8,723 | −5.1% |
| 2013 | 9,188 | −4.3% |
| 2012 | 9,600 | −0.8% |
| 2011 | 9,680 | −1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,792 | −5.1% |
| 2009 | 10,320 | −0.8% |
| 2008 | 10,400 | −3.0% |
| 2007 | 10,720 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 10,080 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 9,760 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 9,360 | −2.5% |
| 2003 | 9,600 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 8,800 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,800 | −27% |
| 2000 | 12,000 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 11,200 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,200 | −6.7% |
| 1997 | 12,000 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 11,200 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 11,040 | −5.5% |
| 1994 | 11,680 | −3.8% |
| 1993 | 12,144 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 11,680 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 11,200 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 10,560 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 10,080 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 9,600 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 9,280 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 8,800 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 8,480 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 7,840 | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 7,200 | +13% |
| 1982 | 6,400 | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 5,824 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 5,408 | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 5,040 | −7.4% |
| 1978 | 5,440 | +13% |
| 1977 | 4,800 | −33% |
| 1976 | 7,200 | −17% |
| 1975 | 8,640 | −10.0% |
| 1974 | 9,600 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 9,600 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 9,600 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 9,600 | +13% |
| 1970 | 8,480 | +175% |
| 1969 | 3,088 | +12% |
| 1968 | 2,768 | +101% |
| 1967 | 1,376 | +177% |
| 1966 | 496 | +24% |
| 1965 | 400 | +11% |
| 1964 | 360 | −10.0% |
| 1963 | 400 | −17% |
| 1962 | 480 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 480 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo meat in Cambodia?
Cambodia produced 6,998 t in 2024, 0.10% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cambodia rank in the world for production of buffalo meat?
Cambodia ranked 17th 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 Cambodia changed?
It fell by 20% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 12,144 t in 1993.
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 Cambodia 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.

