Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in South Africa stood at 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in South Africa peaked at 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
South Africa ranks 31st 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 chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +40.4% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP | 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 — producing animals/slaughtered in South Africa?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in South Africa was 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 An per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- South Africa ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.