Bovine Meat — Stock Variation in Africa

Africa: Bovine Meat — Stock Variation was 18 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
18 1000 t
Change on year
down 48.6%
Rank
7th
of 39 groups
All-time high
120 1000 t
in 2017
All-time low
-152 1000 t
in 2015
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Bovine Meat — Stock Variation in Africa, 2010–2023

-200-10001002010201620232010: 37 1000 t2011: 88 1000 t2012: 96 1000 t2013: 84 1000 t2014: -78 1000 t2015: -152 1000 t2016: -109 1000 t2017: 120 1000 t2018: 35 1000 t2019: 35 1000 t2020: 34 1000 t2021: 28 1000 t2022: 35 1000 t2023: 18 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

Africa recorded 18 1000 t for bovine meat — stock variation in 2023.

That represents a change of down 48.6% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bovine meat — stock variation in Africa peaked at 120 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, -152 1000 t, in 2015.

Africa ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.6 1000 t -152 1000 t 120 1000 t 10
2020s 28.75 1000 t 18 1000 t 35 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 Belgium 22 1000 t compare
  2. 5 Austria 18 1000 t compare
  3. 6 Azerbaijan, Republic of 17 1000 t compare
  4. 7 Kyrgyz Republic 14 1000 t compare
  5. 8 Portugal 12 1000 t compare
  6. 9 Denmark 10 1000 t compare
  7. 10 Czech Republic 9 1000 t compare
  8. 10 Greece 9 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Africa

All data for Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is bovine meat — stock variation in Africa?
Bovine meat — stock variation in Africa was 18 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bovine meat — stock variation recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 120 1000 t in 2017.
What is the lowest bovine meat — stock variation recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was -152 1000 t in 2015.
How does Africa rank for bovine meat — stock variation?
Africa ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
Is bovine meat — stock variation rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bovine Meat — Stock Variation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bovine Meat — Stock Variation in Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/bovine-meat-stock-variation/africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/bovine-meat-stock-variation/africa/">Bovine Meat — Stock Variation in Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Bovine Meat — Stock Variation
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,885 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.