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 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in South Africa stood at 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in South Africa peaked at 0.0911 1000 Int$ per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 1000 Int$ per person, in 1996.
South Africa ranks 35th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0854 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0862 1000 Int$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0877 1000 Int$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0911 1000 Int$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0893 1000 Int$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0846 1000 Int$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0685 1000 Int$ per person | -19.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0609 1000 Int$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0659 1000 Int$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0612 1000 Int$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.063 1000 Int$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0674 1000 Int$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0715 1000 Int$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0743 1000 Int$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0777 1000 Int$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0758 1000 Int$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0812 1000 Int$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.085 1000 Int$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.091 1000 Int$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0797 1000 Int$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0672 1000 Int$ per person | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0743 1000 Int$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0748 1000 Int$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0761 1000 Int$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0762 1000 Int$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0683 1000 Int$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0642 1000 Int$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0568 1000 Int$ per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0548 1000 Int$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0609 1000 Int$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0671 1000 Int$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0694 1000 Int$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0616 1000 Int$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0508 1000 Int$ per person | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 0.046 1000 Int$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0402 1000 Int$ per person | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0715 1000 Int$ per person | +77.7% |
| 1998 | 0.045 1000 Int$ per person | -37.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0478 1000 Int$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0528 1000 Int$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0502 1000 Int$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0512 1000 Int$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0557 1000 Int$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0579 1000 Int$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0609 1000 Int$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0681 1000 Int$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0674 1000 Int$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0651 1000 Int$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0638 1000 Int$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0714 1000 Int$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0666 1000 Int$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0672 1000 Int$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.07 1000 Int$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0752 1000 Int$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0773 1000 Int$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0769 1000 Int$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0696 1000 Int$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0675 1000 Int$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0698 1000 Int$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0678 1000 Int$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0663 1000 Int$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0624 1000 Int$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0619 1000 Int$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person | +3.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person, 2.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0131 1000 Int$ per person, 4.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in South 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 | +77.7% | 0.0402 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0715 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.08 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0609 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0911 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0748 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0612 1000 Int$ per person | 0.091 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0692 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0548 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0797 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.056 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0402 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0715 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0593 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0502 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0681 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0711 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0666 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0773 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0645 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0619 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0678 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
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 (indigenous) — gross in South Africa?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in South Africa was 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0911 1000 Int$ per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 1000 Int$ per person in 1996.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 167 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 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.