Areas of Production:
Buffalo Population (% share): Uttar Pradesh (30.0%), Rajasthan (12.5%), Gujarat (9.6%), Madhya Pradesh (9.4%), Bihar (7.0%).(Source: 20th Livestock Census-2019, DAHD)
Overall meat producing states(%share): Uttar Pradesh (12.2%), West Bengal (11.9%), Maharashtra (11.5%), Andhra Pradesh (11.2%), Telangana (11.0%)( Source: Annual report 2022-23, DAHD)
India Facts and Figures:
The country has exported buffalo meat products to the world during the year 2023-24 as is in below table. (Source: DGCIS)
| Export Volume FY24 (MT) | Exported in FY24 (USD Mil) | |
| Buffalo Meat | 1,295,603.15 | 3,740.53 |
Major Export Destinations (2023-24): Malaysia, Vietnam, Egypt, Iraq and UAE. (Source: DGCIS)
India is the tenth largest buffalo meat exporter of the world with major exportersBrazil, USA, Australia, Argentina and Canada (Source: UN COMTRADE)