Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0587 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0587 An per person
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
79th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.0822 An per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0385 An per person
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024

00.020.040.060.08196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

In 2024, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0587 An per person.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0822 An per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0385 An per person, in 2000.

That places South Africa 79th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.0591 An per person
1962 0.0603 An per person +1.9%
1963 0.0568 An per person -5.8%
1964 0.0594 An per person +4.6%
1965 0.0655 An per person +10.2%
1966 0.067 An per person +2.4%
1967 0.0625 An per person -6.7%
1968 0.0668 An per person +6.9%
1969 0.0741 An per person +10.9%
1970 0.0703 An per person -5.2%
1971 0.0662 An per person -5.8%
1972 0.0761 An per person +15.0%
1973 0.0822 An per person +8.1%
1974 0.0737 An per person -10.4%
1975 0.0701 An per person -4.8%
1976 0.0722 An per person +2.9%
1977 0.0692 An per person -4.1%
1978 0.061 An per person -11.9%
1979 0.0576 An per person -5.6%
1980 0.0558 An per person -3.1%
1981 0.0585 An per person +4.8%
1982 0.0658 An per person +12.5%
1983 0.0616 An per person -6.4%
1984 0.0564 An per person -8.5%
1985 0.0542 An per person -3.9%
1986 0.052 An per person -4.1%
1987 0.052 An per person +0.1%
1988 0.0539 An per person +3.7%
1989 0.0574 An per person +6.5%
1990 0.0579 An per person +0.9%
1991 0.0525 An per person -9.3%
1992 0.0534 An per person +1.7%
1993 0.0485 An per person -9.1%
1994 0.0448 An per person -7.6%
1995 0.0493 An per person +9.9%
1996 0.0481 An per person -2.3%
1997 0.0452 An per person -6.2%
1998 0.0434 An per person -3.9%
1999 0.0459 An per person +5.8%
2000 0.0385 An per person -16.1%
2001 0.0409 An per person +6.2%
2002 0.0408 An per person -0.2%
2003 0.0408 An per person -0.1%
2004 0.04 An per person -1.8%
2005 0.04 An per person +0.1%
2006 0.04 An per person -0.1%
2007 0.0447 An per person +11.7%
2008 0.0488 An per person +9.1%
2009 0.0465 An per person -4.7%
2010 0.0489 An per person +5.1%
2011 0.0494 An per person +1.0%
2012 0.0493 An per person -0.1%
2013 0.0508 An per person +3.0%
2014 0.0525 An per person +3.5%
2015 0.0526 An per person +0.0%
2016 0.0526 An per person +0.1%
2017 0.0504 An per person -4.1%
2018 0.0535 An per person +6.0%
2019 0.0542 An per person +1.3%
2020 0.0579 An per person +6.8%
2021 0.0587 An per person +1.5%
2022 0.0589 An per person +0.3%
2023 0.0574 An per person -2.6%
2024 0.0587 An per person +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0635 An per person 0.0568 An per person 0.0741 An per person 9
1970s 0.0699 An per person 0.0576 An per person 0.0822 An per person 10
1980s 0.0568 An per person 0.052 An per person 0.0658 An per person 10
1990s 0.0489 An per person 0.0434 An per person 0.0579 An per person 10
2000s 0.0421 An per person 0.0385 An per person 0.0488 An per person 10
2010s 0.0514 An per person 0.0489 An per person 0.0542 An per person 10
2020s 0.0583 An per person 0.0574 An per person 0.0589 An per person 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0704 An per person compare
  2. 77 Uganda 0.0686 An per person compare
  3. 78 Montenegro 0.059 An per person compare
  4. 80 Sao Tome and Principe 0.057 An per person compare
  5. 81 Albania 0.0548 An per person compare
  6. 82 Cameroon 0.0521 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in South Africa?
Fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in South Africa was 0.0587 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0822 An per person in 1973.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0385 An per person in 2000.
How does South Africa rank for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
South Africa ranks 79th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,840 data points, 1961–2024
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Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.