Japan vs South Africa: Meat supply per person
Japan
59.91 kilograms per year per capita
in 2022
South Africa
58.27 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
93rd
South Africa rank
95th
Meat supply per person over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 59.91 kilograms per year per capita against 58.27 kilograms per year per capita in South Africa, a difference of 1.64 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 95th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.39 kilograms per year per capita | 34.14 kilograms per year per capita | 22.75 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 1970s | 23.18 kilograms per year per capita | 35.34 kilograms per year per capita | 12.16 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 1980s | 33.37 kilograms per year per capita | 34.28 kilograms per year per capita | 0.9056 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 1990s | 41.05 kilograms per year per capita | 35.74 kilograms per year per capita | 5.31 kilograms per year per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 45.13 kilograms per year per capita | 45.54 kilograms per year per capita | 0.4111 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 2010s | 48.58 kilograms per year per capita | 61.47 kilograms per year per capita | 12.89 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
| 2020s | 57.21 kilograms per year per capita | 61.75 kilograms per year per capita | 4.54 kilograms per year per capita | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meat supply per person, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 59.91 kilograms per year per capita against 58.27 kilograms per year per capita in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in meat supply per person between Japan and South Africa?
- 1.64 kilograms per year per capita, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for meat supply per person?
- Japan ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 95th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meat supply per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.