Beef and Buffalo Meat: Yield/Carcass … annual Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Beef and Buffalo Meat: Yield/Carcass … annual Yield/Carcass Weight was 6.41 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth in Southern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight, annual growth in Southern Africa stood at 6.41 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 93.6% on the previous year and up 474.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight, annual growth in Southern Africa peaked at 58.69 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -29.88 % change on previous year, in 1998.
That places Southern Africa 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat: Yield/Carcass … annual Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 7.3 % change on previous year | -540.6% |
| 1964 | -0.5236 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 1965 | -2.63 % change on previous year | +402.6% |
| 1966 | -4.86 % change on previous year | +84.9% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | -1.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 8.62 % change on previous year | -858.6% |
| 1970 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1971 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -248.4% |
| 1972 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -269.3% |
| 1973 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -197.4% |
| 1974 | 9.04 % change on previous year | -449.0% |
| 1975 | 7.8 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1976 | -9.95 % change on previous year | -227.5% |
| 1977 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 1978 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -231.4% |
| 1979 | -2.53 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 1980 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 1981 | 6.63 % change on previous year | +326.7% |
| 1982 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 1983 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -418.9% |
| 1984 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 1985 | 5.37 % change on previous year | +114.6% |
| 1986 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -143.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4739 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 1988 | 8.02 % change on previous year | +1592.0% |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1990 | -1.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -176.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4386 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 1993 | -6.99 % change on previous year | -1693.0% |
| 1994 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1995 | 12.62 % change on previous year | -484.1% |
| 1996 | -8.19 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 1997 | 58.69 % change on previous year | -816.6% |
| 1998 | -29.88 % change on previous year | -150.9% |
| 1999 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 2000 | -10.42 % change on previous year | -922.9% |
| 2001 | 16.28 % change on previous year | -256.3% |
| 2002 | -9.2 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
| 2003 | 8.37 % change on previous year | -191.0% |
| 2004 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 2005 | 4.4 % change on previous year | +170.6% |
| 2006 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2007 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -178.5% |
| 2008 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -226.9% |
| 2009 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 8.82 % change on previous year | +371.2% |
| 2011 | -2.03 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6897 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | -1.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -181.4% |
| 2016 | -0.3436 % change on previous year | -124.7% |
| 2017 | -3.1 % change on previous year | +803.1% |
| 2018 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -226.1% |
| 2019 | 9.59 % change on previous year | +145.0% |
| 2020 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3247 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2022 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -797.7% |
| 2023 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -246.2% |
| 2024 | 6.41 % change on previous year | +93.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat: Yield/Carcass … annual Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1693.0% | 0.4386 % change on previous year | -6.99 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +1592.0% | 0.4739 % change on previous year | 8.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6388 % change on previous year | -4.86 % change on previous year | 8.62 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3451 % change on previous year | -9.95 % change on previous year | 9.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -6.1 % change on previous year | 8.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 % change on previous year | -29.88 % change on previous year | 58.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 % change on previous year | -10.42 % change on previous year | 16.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 % change on previous year | -3.1 % change on previous year | 9.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8062 % change on previous year | -3.75 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight, annual growth in Southern Africa?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight, annual growth in Southern Africa was 6.41 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight, annual growth recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 58.69 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight, annual growth recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.88 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Southern Africa rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight, annual growth?
- Southern Africa ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight, annual growth rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 474.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.