Chicken meat production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0299 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0299 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0313 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 tonnes per person, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +44.3% |
| 1991 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.026 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0299 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0299 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 17.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +44.3% | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0294 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 0.0294 tonnes per person | 0.0313 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1917 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.49 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in South Africa?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in South Africa was 0.0299 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0313 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.