Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square was 0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
40th
of 118 countries
All-time high
0.6118 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.2703 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in South Africa stood at 0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in South Africa peaked at 0.6118 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2703 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 40th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3442 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3535 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3418 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3443 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4192 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4291 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5885 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5277 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5669 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6118 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4404 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3622 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3854 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4132 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4236 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4405 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4426 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4261 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4299 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4432 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4412 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4333 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3489 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4046 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4131 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4125 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5737 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5148 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4776 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3465 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3023 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3211 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.293 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2703 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.374 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3382 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3139 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3218 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3651 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4265 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4212 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4315 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5391 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.522 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5272 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5061 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4625 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4987 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5778 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.609 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5428 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5462 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.491 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.517 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5392 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5088 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1353 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0892 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4144 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3418 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5885 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4572 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3622 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6118 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4198 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3489 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4432 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3886 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2703 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5737 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4206 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3139 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5391 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5253 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4625 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.609 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5392 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 37 Saudi Arabia 0.4931 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 38 Germany 0.4925 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 39 Italy 0.4634 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 41 Uruguay 0.4497 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 42 Nigeria 0.4362 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 43 Ethiopia 0.4048 1000 USD per square kilometre 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in South Africa?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in South Africa was 0.459 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6118 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2703 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- South Africa ranks 40th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.