Based on a comparison of 25 countries in 2017, India ranked the highest in buffalo meat production with 1,635,153 tonnes followed by Pakistan and China. On the other end of the scale was Bhutan with 10.0 tonnes, Brunei with 112 tonnes and Greece with 230 tonnes.
Total buffalo meat production reached 3,838,647 tonnes in 2017 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.08 % more than in the previous year and 13.3 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total buffalo meat production reached an all time high of 3,838,647 tonnes in 2017 and an all time low of 1,071,154 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.31 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 42.6 % of buffalo meat production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 76.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 98.0 % in 2017.
Data for more countries are available at Buffalo Meat Production indicator page.
Buffalo Meat Production | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Cambodia | tonnes | 9,680 | 9,600 | 9,188 | 8,688 | 8,248 | ||||||||||||||||
China | tonnes | 308,000 | 331,000 | 336,500 | 340,000 | 345,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | tonnes | 395,801 | 384,933 | 389,707 | 380,000 | 407,119 | ||||||||||||||||
India | tonnes | 1,559,400 | 1,573,200 | 1,610,000 | 1,614,954 | 1,594,045 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | tonnes | 35,331 | 36,964 | 37,837 | 35,237 | 35,410 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | tonnes | 18,926 | 19,084 | 7,200 | 8,000 | 7,581 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | tonnes | 10,644 | 23,873 | 11,858 | 14,793 | 16,510 | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | tonnes | 19,580 | 19,470 | 19,470 | 19,627 | 20,670 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | tonnes | 8,790 | 8,990 | 7,686 | 7,050 | 6,822 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | tonnes | 43,958 | 45,000 | 45,900 | 44,144 | 44,709 | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | tonnes | 167,868 | 172,414 | 175,132 | 173,906 | 174,012 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | tonnes | 775,000 | 798,000 | 825,000 | 844,000 | 868,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | tonnes | 104,370 | 100,173 | 99,119 | 100,078 | 99,033 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | tonnes | 38,861 | 33,023 | 29,790 | 28,306 | 29,336 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | tonnes | 99,330 | 88,469 | 85,495 | 85,658 | 85,776 |