Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 5.70 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 5.70 million An for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa peaked at 13.70 million An in 1969 and was at its lowest, 5.47 million An, in 2019.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.38 million An | — |
| 1962 | 10.41 million An | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 10.80 million An | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 11.16 million An | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 11.52 million An | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 11.87 million An | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 12.22 million An | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 12.53 million An | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 13.70 million An | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 11.62 million An | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 12.20 million An | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 11.20 million An | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 10.20 million An | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 9.86 million An | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 10.30 million An | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 10.42 million An | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 10.36 million An | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 11.08 million An | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 11.29 million An | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 11.30 million An | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 11.07 million An | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 10.99 million An | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 10.92 million An | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 10.99 million An | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 11.02 million An | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 9.10 million An | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 10.81 million An | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 10.93 million An | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 11.02 million An | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 10.99 million An | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 11.36 million An | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 11.20 million An | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 10.26 million An | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 10.06 million An | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 9.27 million An | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 7.95 million An | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 7.52 million An | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 7.40 million An | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.57 million An | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 9.99 million An | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.46 million An | -25.4% |
| 2002 | 7.08 million An | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.80 million An | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.57 million An | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.84 million An | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.00 million An | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.07 million An | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 6.60 million An | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.01 million An | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 6.94 million An | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.20 million An | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 6.95 million An | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 7.19 million An | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.34 million An | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.11 million An | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.45 million An | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 6.10 million An | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.66 million An | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 5.47 million An | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.20 million An | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 5.73 million An | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 5.79 million An | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.75 million An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.70 million An | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.51 million An | 9.38 million An | 13.70 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.85 million An | 9.86 million An | 12.20 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.81 million An | 9.10 million An | 11.30 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.56 million An | 7.40 million An | 11.36 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.14 million An | 6.07 million An | 9.99 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 million An | 5.47 million An | 7.34 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.83 million An | 5.70 million An | 6.20 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 22 Russian Federation 10.75 million An compare
- 22 Russia 10.75 million An compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An compare
- 26 Ethiopia PDR 8.16 million An compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 8.05 million An compare
- 28 Spain 7.90 million An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa was 5.70 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.70 million An in 1969.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 million An in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.