Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross was 85.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Southern Africa stood at 85.06.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Southern Africa peaked at 127.94 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 59.3, 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 falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115.18 | — |
| 1962 | 117.73 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 120.3 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 125.23 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 124.43 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 119.13 | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 99.47 | -16.5% |
| 1968 | 88.5 | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 94.43 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 91.75 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 94.07 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 99.63 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 105.73 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 107.8 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 108.09 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 108.22 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 113.73 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 116.34 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 127.94 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 112.44 | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 96.24 | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 104.94 | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 105.03 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 107.01 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 106.27 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 96.24 | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 90.17 | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 80.41 | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 78.14 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 84.9 | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 92.53 | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 95.85 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 86.71 | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 72.26 | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 67.24 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 59.3 | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 93.54 | +57.7% |
| 1998 | 62.62 | -33.1% |
| 1999 | 65.34 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 73.62 | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 70.31 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 70.36 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.69 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 78.09 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 81.51 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 89.67 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 88.63 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 85.97 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 84.53 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 93.93 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 88.32 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 89.37 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 92.46 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 98.93 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 101.04 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 100.03 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.29 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 87.85 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 91.43 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 88.9 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 86.91 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 83.37 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 83.2 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 85.06 | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Southern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +57.7% | 59.3 | 93.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.6 | 88.5 | 125.23 | 9 |
| 1970s | 107.33 | 91.75 | 127.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.69 | 78.14 | 112.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.03 | 59.3 | 95.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.84 | 70.31 | 89.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.47 | 87.85 | 101.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.49 | 83.2 | 88.9 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Southern Africa?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Southern Africa was 85.06 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 127.94 in 1979.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3 in 1996.
- How does Southern Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.