Mutton & Goat Meat — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Mutton & Goat Meat — Production was 152 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mutton & Goat Meat — Production in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mutton & goat meat — production in South Africa is 152 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mutton & goat meat — production in South Africa peaked at 195 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 152 1000 t, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 19th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Mutton & Goat Meat — Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 167 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 156 1000 t | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 167 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 188 1000 t | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 195 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 179 1000 t | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 180 1000 t | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 167 1000 t | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 162 1000 t | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 186 1000 t | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 166 1000 t | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 168 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 161 1000 t | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 152 1000 t | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 174.7 1000 t | 156 1000 t | 195 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.75 1000 t | 152 1000 t | 168 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 16 Saudi Arabia 193 1000 t compare
- 17 Morocco 191 1000 t compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 154 1000 t compare
- 20 Brazil 149 1000 t compare
- 21 Afghanistan 148 1000 t compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 141 1000 t 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mutton & goat meat — production in South Africa?
- Mutton & goat meat — production in South Africa was 152 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mutton & goat meat — production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 195 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest mutton & goat meat — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 152 1000 t in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for mutton & goat meat — production?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mutton & goat meat — production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mutton & Goat Meat — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.