Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle) was 17,957 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Eswatini is 17,957 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Eswatini peaked at 17,957 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,018 t, in 2001.
Eswatini ranks 159th of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,689 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,966 t | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 10,976 t | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 11,200 t | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 11,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11,400 t | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 11,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11,500 t | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 12,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 11,890 t | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 13,660 t | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 12,956 t | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 12,000 t | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 12,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14,500 t | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 13,000 t | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 15,000 t | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 17,000 t | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 16,500 t | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 14,300 t | -13.3% |
| 1982 | 15,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 16,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 12,500 t | -21.9% |
| 1985 | 14,300 t | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 15,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 15,900 t | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 11,500 t | -27.7% |
| 1989 | 12,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 10,786 t | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 12,863 t | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 13,777 t | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 15,289 t | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 13,500 t | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 14,040 t | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 13,250 t | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 13,600 t | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 14,400 t | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 13,800 t | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 17,600 t | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 8,018 t | -54.4% |
| 2002 | 12,500 t | +55.9% |
| 2003 | 12,900 t | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 15,000 t | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 14,300 t | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 15,000 t | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 15,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,200 t | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15,400 t | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 15,850 t | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16,450 t | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 17,000 t | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 16,310 t | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 16,153 t | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 15,484 t | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 13,980 t | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 13,512 t | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 13,324 t | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14,098 t | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 14,665 t | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 14,925 t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 15,202 t | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16,768 t | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 17,957 t | +7.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 17,957 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48,869 t, 37% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 17,957 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39,552 t, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (cattle) in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -54.4% | 17,600 t | 8,018 t |
| 2002 | +55.9% | 8,018 t | 12,500 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,081 t | 9,689 t | 11,500 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,401 t | 11,890 t | 17,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,300 t | 11,500 t | 16,500 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,530 t | 10,786 t | 15,289 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,092 t | 8,018 t | 17,600 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,216 t | 13,324 t | 17,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,904 t | 14,665 t | 17,957 t | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1552 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.947 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Eswatini?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Eswatini was 17,957 t 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 — production recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 17,957 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,018 t in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production?
- Eswatini ranks 159th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.