How does South Africa rank for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?

South Africa ranks 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in South Africa

Name: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in South Africa
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South Africa: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 2.6 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.6 An per square kilometre

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

76th

of 167 countries

All-time high

3 An per square kilometre

in 2016

All-time low

1.69 An per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in South Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in South Africa is 2.6 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in South Africa peaked at 3 An per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.69 An per square kilometre, in 1970.

South Africa ranks 76th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	An per square kilometre	Change
1961	1.81 An per square kilometre	—
1962	1.85 An per square kilometre	+2.0%
1963	1.88 An per square kilometre	+1.6%
1964	1.99 An per square kilometre	+5.9%
1965	2.02 An per square kilometre	+1.5%
1966	2.04 An per square kilometre	+1.3%
1967	1.81 An per square kilometre	-11.2%
1968	1.73 An per square kilometre	-4.5%
1969	1.73 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	1.69 An per square kilometre	-2.3%
1971	1.84 An per square kilometre	+8.9%
1972	2.01 An per square kilometre	+9.2%
1973	2.15 An per square kilometre	+7.0%
1974	2.11 An per square kilometre	-2.0%
1975	1.9 An per square kilometre	-9.8%
1976	2.11 An per square kilometre	+11.1%
1977	2.22 An per square kilometre	+5.1%
1978	2.46 An per square kilometre	+10.9%
1979	2.76 An per square kilometre	+12.0%
1980	2.48 An per square kilometre	-10.2%
1981	2.13 An per square kilometre	-14.0%
1982	2.21 An per square kilometre	+3.8%
1983	2.41 An per square kilometre	+9.1%
1984	2.46 An per square kilometre	+2.1%
1985	2.43 An per square kilometre	-1.3%
1986	2.33 An per square kilometre	-4.3%
1987	2.29 An per square kilometre	-1.5%
1988	1.92 An per square kilometre	-16.1%
1989	1.92 An per square kilometre	-0.4%
1990	2.2 An per square kilometre	+14.7%
1991	2.43 An per square kilometre	+10.7%
1992	2.53 An per square kilometre	+4.3%
1993	2.53 An per square kilometre	-0.2%
1994	2.24 An per square kilometre	-11.3%
1995	1.8 An per square kilometre	-19.9%
1996	1.85 An per square kilometre	+2.8%
1997	1.8 An per square kilometre	-2.6%
1998	1.78 An per square kilometre	-1.2%
1999	1.87 An per square kilometre	+4.9%
2000	2.24 An per square kilometre	+20.1%
2001	1.83 An per square kilometre	-18.3%
2002	2.09 An per square kilometre	+14.2%
2003	2.07 An per square kilometre	-0.7%
2004	2.21 An per square kilometre	+6.3%
2005	2.3 An per square kilometre	+4.1%
2006	2.52 An per square kilometre	+9.6%
2007	2.55 An per square kilometre	+1.4%
2008	2.4 An per square kilometre	-6.2%
2009	2.37 An per square kilometre	-1.1%
2010	2.39 An per square kilometre	+0.9%
2011	2.4 An per square kilometre	+0.6%
2012	2.39 An per square kilometre	-0.7%
2013	2.59 An per square kilometre	+8.7%
2014	2.78 An per square kilometre	+7.1%
2015	2.94 An per square kilometre	+5.8%
2016	3 An per square kilometre	+2.1%
2017	2.89 An per square kilometre	-3.7%
2018	2.73 An per square kilometre	-5.5%
2019	2.55 An per square kilometre	-6.7%
2020	2.67 An per square kilometre	+4.8%
2021	2.7 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
2022	2.65 An per square kilometre	-1.9%
2023	2.6 An per square kilometre	-1.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.87 An per square kilometre	1.73 An per square kilometre	2.04 An per square kilometre	9
1970s	2.13 An per square kilometre	1.69 An per square kilometre	2.76 An per square kilometre	10
1980s	2.26 An per square kilometre	1.92 An per square kilometre	2.48 An per square kilometre	10
1990s	2.1 An per square kilometre	1.78 An per square kilometre	2.53 An per square kilometre	10
2000s	2.26 An per square kilometre	1.83 An per square kilometre	2.55 An per square kilometre	10
2010s	2.67 An per square kilometre	2.39 An per square kilometre	3 An per square kilometre	10
2020s	2.65 An per square kilometre	2.6 An per square kilometre	2.7 An per square kilometre	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in South Africa?: Cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in South Africa was 2.6 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 3 An per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 1.69 An per square kilometre in 1970.
How does South Africa rank for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?: South Africa ranks 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre
Unit: An per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.