Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross was 2.54 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.54 million 1000 USD
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
18th
of 131 countries
All-time high
2.73 million 1000 USD
in 2016
All-time low
790,391 1000 USD
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in South Africa is 2.54 million 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in South Africa peaked at 2.73 million 1000 USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 790,391 1000 USD, in 1968.
South Africa ranks 18th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 894,824 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 930,585 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 975,907 1000 USD | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.04 million 1000 USD | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 1.06 million 1000 USD | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.03 million 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 861,772 1000 USD | -16.5% |
| 1968 | 790,391 1000 USD | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 882,384 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 844,306 1000 USD | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 895,776 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 985,454 1000 USD | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 1.08 million 1000 USD | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 1.15 million 1000 USD | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million 1000 USD | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 1.24 million 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.36 million 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 1.47 million 1000 USD | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 1.61 million 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 1.46 million 1000 USD | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 1.45 million 1000 USD | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 1.52 million 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.60 million 1000 USD | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.65 million 1000 USD | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.53 million 1000 USD | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.48 million 1000 USD | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.35 million 1000 USD | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 1.34 million 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.54 million 1000 USD | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 1.73 million 1000 USD | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 1.82 million 1000 USD | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.65 million 1000 USD | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 1.39 million 1000 USD | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million 1000 USD | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million 1000 USD | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 2.02 million 1000 USD | +79.9% |
| 1998 | 1.29 million 1000 USD | -36.3% |
| 1999 | 1.38 million 1000 USD | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.54 million 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 1.48 million 1000 USD | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million 1000 USD | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 1.76 million 1000 USD | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.87 million 1000 USD | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.11 million 1000 USD | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million 1000 USD | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.06 million 1000 USD | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.04 million 1000 USD | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.31 million 1000 USD | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million 1000 USD | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million 1000 USD | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.37 million 1000 USD | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.59 million 1000 USD | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.72 million 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.73 million 1000 USD | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.48 million 1000 USD | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.45 million 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million 1000 USD | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.54 million 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.53 million 1000 USD | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.41 million 1000 USD | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.43 million 1000 USD | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.54 million 1000 USD | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 940,834 1000 USD | 790,391 1000 USD | 1.06 million 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 million 1000 USD | 844,306 1000 USD | 1.61 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 million 1000 USD | 1.27 million 1000 USD | 1.65 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 million 1000 USD | 1.12 million 1000 USD | 2.02 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million 1000 USD | 1.48 million 1000 USD | 2.11 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 million 1000 USD | 2.19 million 1000 USD | 2.73 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 million 1000 USD | 2.41 million 1000 USD | 2.54 million 1000 USD | 5 |
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- 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 (indigenous) — gross in South Africa?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in South Africa was 2.54 million 1000 USD 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 million 1000 USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 790,391 1000 USD in 1968.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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