Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in South Africa
South Africa: Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number was 104.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 104.4 for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in South Africa peaked at 104.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.49, in 1961.
That places South Africa 113th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.49 | — |
| 1962 | 25.36 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 26.19 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 27.75 | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 29 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 29.19 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 26.7 | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 26.82 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 30.17 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 28.68 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 30.3 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 33.2 | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 33.02 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 32.89 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 35.25 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 36.41 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 38.53 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 41 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 43.98 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 41.71 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 38.58 | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 42.69 | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 44.63 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 46.11 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 47.46 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 44.24 | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 44.61 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 42.84 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 43.14 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 50.45 | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 53.93 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 54.75 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 51.7 | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 45.25 | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 43.45 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 42.42 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 58.77 | +38.5% |
| 1998 | 44.72 | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 48.95 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 53.61 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 53.71 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.38 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 59.07 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 61.82 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 64.54 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 70.08 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 75.19 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 78.39 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 79.66 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 86.44 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 84.06 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 85.63 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 93.26 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 99.1 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 100.9 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 99.99 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.4 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 96.52 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 100.77 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 102.47 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 102.84 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 102.18 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.86 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 104.4 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.3 | 24.49 | 30.17 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.33 | 28.68 | 43.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.6 | 38.58 | 47.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.44 | 42.42 | 58.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.15 | 53.61 | 79.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.11 | 84.06 | 100.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.35 | 99.86 | 104.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 110 China, Taiwan Province of 105.94 compare
- 111 Guinea-Bissau 105.27 compare
- 112 Tunisia 104.59 compare
- 114 New Zealand 104.12 compare
- 115 Norway 103.96 compare
- 116 Haiti 103.94 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 meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in South Africa?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in South Africa was 104.4 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.49 in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- South Africa ranks 113th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross 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.