Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production was 0.0575 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in South Africa is 0.0575 1000 Int$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in South Africa peaked at 0.0601 1000 Int$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 1000 Int$ per person, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 28th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0042 1000 Int$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 1000 Int$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0051 1000 Int$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 1000 Int$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 1000 Int$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0073 1000 Int$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0081 1000 Int$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 1000 Int$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.009 1000 Int$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0091 1000 Int$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0103 1000 Int$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.012 1000 Int$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0114 1000 Int$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0128 1000 Int$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0142 1000 Int$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0139 1000 Int$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 1000 Int$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0142 1000 Int$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0151 1000 Int$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0153 1000 Int$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0159 1000 Int$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0169 1000 Int$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 1000 Int$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0173 1000 Int$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 1000 Int$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0175 1000 Int$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0175 1000 Int$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0175 1000 Int$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0252 1000 Int$ per person | +44.3% |
| 1991 | 0.023 1000 Int$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0224 1000 Int$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0232 1000 Int$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0244 1000 Int$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0258 1000 Int$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0274 1000 Int$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0291 1000 Int$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0276 1000 Int$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.029 1000 Int$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0333 1000 Int$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0361 1000 Int$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.037 1000 Int$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0356 1000 Int$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0355 1000 Int$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0368 1000 Int$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0373 1000 Int$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0428 1000 Int$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0499 1000 Int$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0515 1000 Int$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.054 1000 Int$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0539 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0532 1000 Int$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0588 1000 Int$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0593 1000 Int$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0585 1000 Int$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0563 1000 Int$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0553 1000 Int$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0571 1000 Int$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0585 1000 Int$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0599 1000 Int$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0597 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0601 1000 Int$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0565 1000 Int$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0575 1000 Int$ per person | +1.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0575 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0256 1000 Int$ per person, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0575 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 1000 Int$ per person, 19.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +44.3% | 0.0175 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0252 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0037 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0087 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0121 1000 Int$ per person | 0.009 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0145 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0167 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0151 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0175 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0257 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0224 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0291 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0396 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0333 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0515 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0565 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0532 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0593 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0587 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0565 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0601 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in South Africa?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in South Africa was 0.0575 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0601 1000 Int$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 1000 Int$ per person in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.