Buffalo meat production in Thailand
In 2024 Thailand produced 18,144 t of buffalo meat, the 12th largest in the world (0.25% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 36%. The record was 177,100 t in 1982.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 18,144 t
- World rank
- 12 of 26
- 10-year change
- −36%
- Record
- 177,100 t
- 1982
Buffalo meat in Thailand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Thailand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.25%
- 0.44% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.25
- world 0.89
- 10-year change
- −36%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Laos | 22,112 | 0.30% |
| 11 | Indonesia | 21,597 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Thailand | 18,144 | 0.25% |
| 13 | Turkey | 13,781 | 0.19% |
| 14 | Colombia | 12,053 | 0.17% |
Map of world production of buffalo meat
Share of the world total; Thailand is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,144 | −11% |
| 2023 | 20,459 | −8.8% |
| 2022 | 22,436 | −10.0% |
| 2021 | 24,919 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 24,111 | −4.6% |
| 2019 | 25,271 | −3.6% |
| 2018 | 26,214 | −16% |
| 2017 | 31,103 | −8.4% |
| 2016 | 33,943 | +16% |
| 2015 | 29,264 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 28,306 | −5.0% |
| 2013 | 29,790 | −9.8% |
| 2012 | 33,023 | −15% |
| 2011 | 38,861 | −16% |
| 2010 | 46,108 | +37% |
| 2009 | 33,748 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 32,080 | −22% |
| 2007 | 40,868 | −9.6% |
| 2006 | 45,210 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 43,862 | +19% |
| 2004 | 36,988 | +10% |
| 2003 | 33,495 | +21% |
| 2002 | 27,591 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 25,088 | −65% |
| 2000 | 70,965 | +17% |
| 1999 | 60,417 | −13% |
| 1998 | 69,305 | −12% |
| 1997 | 79,134 | −13% |
| 1996 | 90,939 | −13% |
| 1995 | 104,737 | −6.0% |
| 1994 | 111,477 | −16% |
| 1993 | 132,995 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 126,500 | −3.8% |
| 1991 | 131,560 | −3.7% |
| 1990 | 136,620 | −6.9% |
| 1989 | 146,740 | −3.3% |
| 1988 | 151,800 | −4.8% |
| 1987 | 159,390 | −4.5% |
| 1986 | 166,980 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 166,980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | 169,510 | −1.5% |
| 1983 | 172,040 | −2.9% |
| 1982 | 177,100 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 164,450 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 151,800 | −7.7% |
| 1979 | 164,450 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 161,920 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 159,390 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 156,860 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 149,270 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 149,270 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 146,740 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 139,150 | −5.2% |
| 1971 | 146,740 | −3.3% |
| 1970 | 151,800 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 151,800 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 149,270 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 146,740 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 144,210 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 141,680 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 139,150 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 136,620 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 134,090 | +6.0% |
| 1961 | 126,500 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo meat in Thailand?
Thailand produced 18,144 t in 2024, 0.25% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Thailand rank in the world for production of buffalo meat?
Thailand ranked 12th 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 Thailand changed?
It fell by 36% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 177,100 t in 1982.
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 Thailand is estimated 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.