Buffalo meat production in Taiwan
In 2024 Taiwan produced 369 t of buffalo meat, the 23rd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 22%. The record was 9,953 t in 1977.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 369 t
- World rank
- 23 of 26
- 10-year change
- −22%
- Record
- 9,953 t
- 1977
Buffalo meat in Taiwan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Taiwan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.02
- world 0.89
- 10-year change
- −22%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 706 | 0.01% |
| 22 | Brunei | 426 | 0.01% |
| 23 | Taiwan | 369 | 0.01% |
| 24 | Syria | 253 | 0.00% |
| 25 | Bhutan | 141 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of buffalo meat
Share of the world total; Taiwan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 369 | −20% |
| 2023 | 463 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | 469 | −2.9% |
| 2021 | 483 | −3.8% |
| 2020 | 502 | +12% |
| 2019 | 449 | −2.2% |
| 2018 | 459 | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 422 | −13% |
| 2016 | 484 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 475 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 474 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 443 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 425 | −1.6% |
| 2011 | 432 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 425 | −3.0% |
| 2009 | 438 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 438 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 412 | −3.1% |
| 2006 | 425 | −11% |
| 2005 | 475 | −5.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | −9.1% |
| 2002 | 550 | −15% |
| 2001 | 650 | −17% |
| 2000 | 780 | −15% |
| 1999 | 920 | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 840 | −12% |
| 1997 | 950 | −16% |
| 1996 | 1,130 | −5.8% |
| 1995 | 1,200 | −13% |
| 1994 | 1,374 | +29% |
| 1993 | 1,066 | −43% |
| 1992 | 1,856 | +19% |
| 1991 | 1,565 | +17% |
| 1990 | 1,339 | −46% |
| 1989 | 2,484 | +147% |
| 1988 | 1,004 | −24% |
| 1987 | 1,329 | +11% |
| 1986 | 1,197 | −41% |
| 1985 | 2,027 | −48% |
| 1984 | 3,905 | −2.5% |
| 1983 | 4,007 | +11% |
| 1982 | 3,616 | +11% |
| 1981 | 3,270 | −5.6% |
| 1980 | 3,464 | −35% |
| 1979 | 5,366 | −12% |
| 1978 | 6,117 | −39% |
| 1977 | 9,953 | +50% |
| 1976 | 6,647 | +146% |
| 1975 | 2,705 | −9.7% |
| 1974 | 2,995 | −18% |
| 1973 | 3,635 | +24% |
| 1972 | 2,921 | −43% |
| 1971 | 5,144 | −15% |
| 1970 | 6,056 | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 5,706 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 5,530 | +22% |
| 1967 | 4,527 | +18% |
| 1966 | 3,823 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 3,728 | −41% |
| 1964 | 6,269 | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 6,001 | +34% |
| 1962 | 4,492 | +49% |
| 1961 | 3,020 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo meat in Taiwan?
Taiwan produced 369 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Taiwan rank in the world for production of buffalo meat?
Taiwan ranked 23rd 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 Taiwan changed?
It fell by 22% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 9,953 t in 1977.
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 Taiwan 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.