Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production was 0.0506 1000 USD 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 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in South Africa stood at 0.0506 1000 USD per person.
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 0.0529 1000 USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 1000 USD per person, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 37th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 1000 USD per person | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 1000 USD per person | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0106 1000 USD per person | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 0.01 1000 USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0112 1000 USD per person | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 1000 USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0122 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 1000 USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0133 1000 USD per person | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0135 1000 USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.014 1000 USD per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0149 1000 USD per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0147 1000 USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 1000 USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0154 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0154 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0154 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0222 1000 USD per person | +44.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0203 1000 USD per person | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0197 1000 USD per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0204 1000 USD per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 1000 USD per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0227 1000 USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 1000 USD per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 1000 USD per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0243 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0256 1000 USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0293 1000 USD per person | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0318 1000 USD per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 1000 USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 1000 USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0324 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0329 1000 USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0377 1000 USD per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 1000 USD per person | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0454 1000 USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0476 1000 USD per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0474 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0468 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0517 1000 USD per person | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0523 1000 USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0515 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0496 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0487 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0503 1000 USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0515 1000 USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0527 1000 USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0525 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0529 1000 USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0497 1000 USD per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0506 1000 USD per person | +1.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0506 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0362 1000 USD per person, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0506 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 1000 USD per person, 11.7× the median. (25 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% | 0.0154 1000 USD per person | 0.0222 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0107 1000 USD per person | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | 0.0127 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0147 1000 USD per person | 0.0133 1000 USD per person | 0.0154 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | 0.0197 1000 USD per person | 0.0256 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 1000 USD per person | 0.0293 1000 USD per person | 0.0454 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0497 1000 USD per person | 0.0468 1000 USD per person | 0.0523 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0517 1000 USD per person | 0.0497 1000 USD per person | 0.0529 1000 USD 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 0.0506 1000 USD 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 0.0529 1000 USD 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 0.0032 1000 USD per person in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production?
- South Africa ranks 37th out of 122 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.