Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) was 2,208 USD in 2022. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in South Africa, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in South Africa is 2,208 USD, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in South Africa peaked at 2,208 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 584.3 USD, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 63rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 903.2 USD | — |
| 1992 | 879.4 USD | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 810 USD | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 1,059 USD | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 1,042 USD | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 935.5 USD | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 903.9 USD | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 713.6 USD | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 661.4 USD | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 689.1 USD | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 584.3 USD | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 628.2 USD | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 934.7 USD | +48.8% |
| 2004 | 1,212 USD | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 1,312 USD | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1,561 USD | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 1,572 USD | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,449 USD | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 1,471 USD | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,755 USD | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 2,151 USD | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 1,954 USD | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 1,632 USD | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 1,626 USD | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,468 USD | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 1,535 USD | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2,060 USD | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 2,114 USD | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,830 USD | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 1,819 USD | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,152 USD | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 2,208 USD | +2.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 2,208 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,350 USD, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 2,208 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,660 USD, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 878.61 USD | 661.4 USD | 1,059 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,141 USD | 584.3 USD | 1,572 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,812 USD | 1,468 USD | 2,151 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,060 USD | 1,819 USD | 2,208 USD | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in South Africa?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in South Africa was 2,208 USD in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,208 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 584.3 USD in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological)?
- South Africa ranks 63rd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (USD/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.