Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South Africa
South Africa: Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 752,355 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in South Africa stood at 752,355 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in South Africa peaked at 2.10 million An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 407,254 An, in 1995.
That places South Africa 57th out of 173 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.
Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.30 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.23 million An | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 1.42 million An | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 1.50 million An | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 1.50 million An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.55 million An | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.55 million An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.55 million An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.60 million An | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.60 million An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.65 million An | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.65 million An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.67 million An | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.68 million An | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.70 million An | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.72 million An | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.75 million An | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.78 million An | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.80 million An | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.82 million An | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.83 million An | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.84 million An | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.85 million An | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.85 million An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.87 million An | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.89 million An | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.01 million An | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 2.03 million An | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.05 million An | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.10 million An | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 641,532 An | -69.5% |
| 1992 | 707,081 An | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 690,087 An | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 449,133 An | -34.9% |
| 1995 | 407,254 An | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 440,636 An | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 433,960 An | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 432,139 An | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 435,173 An | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 520,751 An | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 523,786 An | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 523,179 An | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 655,491 An | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 656,098 An | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 587,514 An | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 611,792 An | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 616,647 An | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 621,503 An | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 626,358 An | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 635,462 An | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 638,497 An | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 640,925 An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 643,960 An | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 651,473 An | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 661,229 An | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 677,596 An | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 700,000 An | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 877,618 An | +25.4% |
| 2019 | 853,071 An | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 865,632 An | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 878,366 An | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 779,990 An | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 758,751 An | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 752,355 An | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 million An | 1.23 million An | 1.60 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.70 million An | 1.60 million An | 1.80 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.90 million An | 1.82 million An | 2.05 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 673,700 An | 407,254 An | 2.10 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 594,312 An | 520,751 An | 656,098 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 697,983 An | 635,462 An | 877,618 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 807,019 An | 752,355 An | 878,366 An | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in South Africa?
- Goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in South Africa was 752,355 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 million An in 1990.
- What is the lowest goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 407,254 An in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered?
- South Africa ranks 57th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goat fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.