Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US capita in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US capita was 0.0099 1000 USD 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 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in South Africa stood at 0.0099 1000 USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 0.033 1000 USD per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 1000 USD per person, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 30th of 118 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: Gross Production Value (constant) … US capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0247 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0246 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0231 1000 USD per person | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0254 1000 USD per person | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0258 1000 USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0256 1000 USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0295 1000 USD per person | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.033 1000 USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0287 1000 USD per person | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 0.03 1000 USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0314 1000 USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.022 1000 USD per person | -30.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0176 1000 USD per person | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0182 1000 USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.019 1000 USD per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0179 1000 USD per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0184 1000 USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0187 1000 USD per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0182 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0169 1000 USD per person | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0165 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0164 1000 USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0158 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.015 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 1000 USD per person | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 1000 USD per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0126 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0123 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0167 1000 USD per person | +35.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 1000 USD per person | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0134 1000 USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 1000 USD per person | -28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 1000 USD per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0086 1000 USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 1000 USD per person | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 1000 USD per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 1000 USD per person | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 1000 USD per person | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 1000 USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0129 1000 USD per person | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0124 1000 USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 1000 USD per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 1000 USD per person | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0116 1000 USD per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 1000 USD per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 1000 USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 1000 USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 1000 USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.01 1000 USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | +12.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0099 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.002 1000 USD per person, 4.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0099 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 1000 USD per person, 6.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.026 1000 USD per person | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | 0.033 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0222 1000 USD per person | 0.0176 1000 USD per person | 0.0314 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0149 1000 USD per person | 0.0117 1000 USD per person | 0.0182 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0108 1000 USD per person | 0.0071 1000 USD per person | 0.0167 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 1000 USD per person | 0.008 1000 USD per person | 0.0129 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 1000 USD per person | 0.0103 1000 USD per person | 0.0133 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | 0.0108 1000 USD 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 0.0099 1000 USD 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 0.033 1000 USD 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 0.0071 1000 USD per person in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 118 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.