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
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0704 An per person compare
- 77 Uganda 0.0686 An per person compare
- 78 Montenegro 0.059 An per person compare
- 80 Sao Tome and Principe 0.057 An per person compare
- 81 Albania 0.0548 An per person compare
- 82 Cameroon 0.0521 An per person 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 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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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.
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.