Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 92.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa stood at 92.34.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 100.93 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 57.13, in 1996.
That places Southern Africa 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.53 | — |
| 1962 | 88.87 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 89.53 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 92.09 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 93.76 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 91.95 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 82.81 | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 79.91 | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 86.16 | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 81.88 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 83.54 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 88.18 | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 86.21 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 83.38 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 84.25 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 85.41 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 87.2 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 88.91 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 94.4 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 86.98 | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 77.84 | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 82.38 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 82.6 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 82.68 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 81.85 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 74.77 | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 72.55 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 67.92 | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 66.74 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 74.29 | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 76.9 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 76.55 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 71.43 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 61.94 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 59.65 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 57.13 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 74.01 | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 57.27 | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 61.81 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 67.65 | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 66.56 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 67.48 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 70.85 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 73.1 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 75.4 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 80.51 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 85.09 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 87.55 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 88.04 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.13 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 90.89 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 91.3 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.98 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 100.93 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 100.58 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.49 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 92.76 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 92.74 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.46 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 95.33 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.05 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 93.04 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.01 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 92.34 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.07 | 79.91 | 93.76 | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.34 | 81.88 | 94.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.63 | 66.74 | 86.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.1 | 57.13 | 76.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.22 | 66.56 | 88.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.43 | 90.89 | 100.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.95 | 90.01 | 95.33 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 92.34 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.93 in 2014.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.13 in 1996.
- How does Southern Africa rank for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.