Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production was 3.93 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in South Africa is 3.93 million 1000 USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in South Africa peaked at 3.93 million 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 840,848 1000 USD, in 1991.
That places South Africa 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 840,848 1000 USD | — |
| 1992 | 857,047 1000 USD | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 918,363 1000 USD | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million 1000 USD | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million 1000 USD | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million 1000 USD | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million 1000 USD | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 913,833 1000 USD | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 975,429 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 977,207 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 973,391 1000 USD | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million 1000 USD | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million 1000 USD | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million 1000 USD | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 2.40 million 1000 USD | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 2.77 million 1000 USD | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 3.33 million 1000 USD | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 3.52 million 1000 USD | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.59 million 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.62 million 1000 USD | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.19 million 1000 USD | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 2.96 million 1000 USD | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.53 million 1000 USD | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 3.34 million 1000 USD | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 3.63 million 1000 USD | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 3.25 million 1000 USD | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 3.04 million 1000 USD | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.42 million 1000 USD | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 3.61 million 1000 USD | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 3.56 million 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.93 million 1000 USD | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 million 1000 USD | 840,848 1000 USD | 1.26 million 1000 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million 1000 USD | 973,391 1000 USD | 2.77 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.30 million 1000 USD | 2.53 million 1000 USD | 3.63 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 million 1000 USD | 3.04 million 1000 USD | 3.93 million 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 10 Egypt 5.74 million 1000 USD compare
- 10 Melanesia 293,094 1000 USD compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 100,547 1000 USD compare
- 11 Malaysia 4.31 million 1000 USD compare
- 12 Peru 4.20 million 1000 USD compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 94,458 1000 USD compare
- 13 Polynesia 314 1000 USD compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 3.80 million 1000 USD compare
- 15 Philippines 3.51 million 1000 USD compare
- 16 Pakistan 3.27 million 1000 USD compare
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 3.93 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 million 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 840,848 1000 USD in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production?
- South Africa ranks 13th out of 134 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 up 23.4%. 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (current thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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