Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in South Africa
South Africa: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 348 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in South Africa is 348 kg/An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in South Africa peaked at 361 kg/An in 1997 and was at its lowest, 169 kg/An, in 1968.
South Africa ranks 9th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 178 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 175 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 188 kg/An | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 188 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 184 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 174 kg/An | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 172 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 169 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 186 kg/An | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 189 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 186 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 191 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 187 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 206 kg/An | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 223 kg/An | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 198 kg/An | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 202 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 197 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 192 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 195 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 210 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 217 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 201 kg/An | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 207 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 220 kg/An | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 214 kg/An | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 214 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 234 kg/An | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 233 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 229 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 231 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 234 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 214 kg/An | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 205 kg/An | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 240 kg/An | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 214 kg/An | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 361 kg/An | +68.7% |
| 1998 | 242 kg/An | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 247 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 214 kg/An | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 258 kg/An | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 228 kg/An | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 252 kg/An | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 255 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 268 kg/An | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 273 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 268 kg/An | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 275 kg/An | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 279 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 309 kg/An | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 301 kg/An | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 302 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 303 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 297 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 301 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 300 kg/An | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 289 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 303 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 336 kg/An | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 322 kg/An | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 322 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 314 kg/An | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 327 kg/An | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 348 kg/An | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179.33 kg/An | 169 kg/An | 188 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 197.1 kg/An | 186 kg/An | 223 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 214.5 kg/An | 195 kg/An | 234 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 241.7 kg/An | 205 kg/An | 361 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 257 kg/An | 214 kg/An | 279 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 304.1 kg/An | 289 kg/An | 336 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 326.6 kg/An | 314 kg/An | 348 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 6 Luxembourg 373 kg/An compare
- 7 China, Macao SAR 358 kg/An compare
- 8 Tajikistan 353 kg/An compare
- 10 Malaysia 343 kg/An compare
- 11 Germany 336 kg/An compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 335 kg/An compare
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 — yield/carcass weight in South Africa?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in South Africa was 348 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 361 kg/An in 1997.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 169 kg/An in 1968.
- How does South Africa rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- South Africa ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.