Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.07 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 1.07 million 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa peaked at 1.08 million 1000 An in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24,820 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,820 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 29,018 1000 An | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 32,169 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 37,325 1000 An | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 42,544 1000 An | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 49,669 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 57,863 1000 An | +16.5% |
| 1968 | 66,021 1000 An | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 73,081 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 78,082 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 80,875 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 94,113 1000 An | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 112,362 1000 An | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 126,492 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 130,887 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 147,975 1000 An | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 148,545 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 154,747 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 160,743 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 176,883 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 187,284 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 201,659 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 221,450 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 231,712 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 247,662 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 257,987 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 267,722 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 278,607 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 290,112 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 395,848 1000 An | +36.4% |
| 1991 | 366,884 1000 An | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 359,686 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 379,073 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 402,056 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 434,733 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 461,174 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 493,684 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 488,432 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 512,351 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 538,922 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 590,616 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 633,714 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 613,571 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 610,856 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 639,050 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 653,855 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 775,157 1000 An | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 919,600 1000 An | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 963,724 1000 An | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 976,876 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 955,447 1000 An | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 946,620 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 964,201 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million 1000 An | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,834 1000 An | 24,820 1000 An | 73,081 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 123,482 1000 An | 78,082 1000 An | 160,743 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 236,108 1000 An | 176,883 1000 An | 290,112 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 429,392 1000 An | 359,686 1000 An | 512,351 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 697,552 1000 An | 538,922 1000 An | 1.00 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million 1000 An | 946,620 1000 An | 1.08 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million 1000 An | 1.05 million 1000 An | 1.07 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 19 France 866,251 1000 An compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 603 1000 An compare
- 20 Japan 846,707 1000 An compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 203 1000 An compare
- 21 Canada 831,328 1000 An compare
- 22 Peru 826,762 1000 An compare
- 23 Spain 798,444 1000 An compare
- 24 Australia 754,500 1000 An compare
- 25 Argentina 749,816 1000 An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Africa was 1.07 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million 1000 An in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,820 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.