Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0172 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0172 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0245 t per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 t per person, in 1996.
South Africa ranks 29th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0231 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0225 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0239 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0236 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0218 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0186 t per person | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0169 t per person | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.018 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0174 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0181 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0198 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0201 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0211 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.02 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0193 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.02 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0211 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0224 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0198 t per person | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0177 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.018 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0183 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0185 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0167 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.016 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0137 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 t per person | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0163 t per person | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.017 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 t per person | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0117 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 t per person | +62.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 t per person | -34.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.012 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0121 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0151 t per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 t per person | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0156 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 t per person | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0174 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.018 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0189 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.019 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0176 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0171 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0162 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0172 t per person | +5.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0172 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0055 t per person, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0172 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0031 t per person, 5.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +62.4% | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0173 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0214 t per person | 0.0169 t per person | 0.0245 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0199 t per person | 0.0174 t per person | 0.0224 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0171 t per person | 0.0137 t per person | 0.0198 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0139 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0173 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 t per person | 0.012 t per person | 0.0166 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 t per person | 0.0163 t per person | 0.019 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 t per person | 0.0162 t per person | 0.0172 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in South Africa?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in South Africa was 0.0172 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 t per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 t per person in 1996.
- How does South Africa rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.