Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value was 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in South Africa is 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in South Africa peaked at 0.0374 1000 Int$ per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.008 1000 Int$ per person, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 34th of 160 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.028 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0279 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0262 1000 Int$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0256 1000 Int$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0288 1000 Int$ per person | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0293 1000 Int$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.029 1000 Int$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0334 1000 Int$ per person | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0374 1000 Int$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0325 1000 Int$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 0.034 1000 Int$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0356 1000 Int$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0249 1000 Int$ per person | -30.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0199 1000 Int$ per person | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0206 1000 Int$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0215 1000 Int$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0203 1000 Int$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0209 1000 Int$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0211 1000 Int$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0206 1000 Int$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0192 1000 Int$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0187 1000 Int$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0186 1000 Int$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0179 1000 Int$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.017 1000 Int$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0133 1000 Int$ per person | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0149 1000 Int$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0148 1000 Int$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0143 1000 Int$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0139 1000 Int$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0189 1000 Int$ per person | +35.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 1000 Int$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 1000 Int$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 1000 Int$ per person | -28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0093 1000 Int$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 1000 Int$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 1000 Int$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.008 1000 Int$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.011 1000 Int$ per person | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 1000 Int$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 1000 Int$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 1000 Int$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 1000 Int$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.012 1000 Int$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 1000 Int$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 1000 Int$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.014 1000 Int$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.014 1000 Int$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 1000 Int$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.012 1000 Int$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 1000 Int$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0145 1000 Int$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 1000 Int$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 1000 Int$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 1000 Int$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 1000 Int$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 1000 Int$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.011 1000 Int$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.01 1000 Int$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person | +12.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0019 1000 Int$ per person, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0018 1000 Int$ per person, 6.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0295 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0256 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0374 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0251 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0199 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0356 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0169 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0133 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0206 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 1000 Int$ per person | 0.008 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0189 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0091 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0147 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0151 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person | 0.01 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0122 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 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 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, 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 0.0374 1000 Int$ per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 1000 Int$ per person in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 25.8%. 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.