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 0.5199 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5199 1000 Int$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
48th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.693 1000 Int$ per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.3062 1000 Int$ 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 Int$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in South Africa stood at 0.5199 1000 Int$ per square kilometre.
The figure 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 0.693 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3062 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places South Africa 48th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3899 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4004 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3871 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.39 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4531 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4749 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.486 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5768 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6665 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5977 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6422 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.693 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4988 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4102 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4365 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4681 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4532 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4798 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.499 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5013 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4827 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4869 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.502 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4997 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4908 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3952 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4583 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4696 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.468 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4672 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6499 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5831 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5409 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3925 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3424 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3637 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3319 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3062 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4237 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3831 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3555 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3645 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4135 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4831 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4771 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4887 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6107 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5913 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5971 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5732 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5238 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5649 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6545 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6899 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6149 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6187 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5561 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.569 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5856 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6107 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5764 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5667 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5199 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.5199 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1228 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.5199 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1104 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4694 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.3871 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.6665 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5179 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.4102 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.693 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4755 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.3952 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.502 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4402 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.3062 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.6499 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4765 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.3555 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.6107 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5951 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.5238 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.6899 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5684 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.5199 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.6107 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 45 Cuba 0.5362 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5359 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Benin 0.5247 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 Australia 0.5135 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 Ghana 0.5122 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 51 Ethiopia 0.5098 1000 Int$ 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 0.5199 1000 Int$ 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 0.693 1000 Int$ 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 0.3062 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 160 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 I$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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 I$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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.