Poultry Birds — Stocks in South Africa
South Africa: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 176,326 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Stocks in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry birds — stocks in South Africa stood at 176,326 1000 An.
The figure is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in South Africa peaked at 201,053 1000 An in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18,956 1000 An, in 1961.
That places South Africa 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,956 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 19,463 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 19,970 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 20,477 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 20,984 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 21,546 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 21,998 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 22,505 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 22,512 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 23,021 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 26,528 1000 An | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 29,535 1000 An | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 34,045 1000 An | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 25,151 1000 An | -26.1% |
| 1975 | 25,555 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 26,559 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 27,562 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 28,567 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 29,575 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 30,583 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 31,594 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 32,104 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 32,615 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 34,627 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 36,637 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 38,637 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 40,642 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 42,647 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 44,652 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 87,652 1000 An | +96.3% |
| 1991 | 88,657 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 88,657 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 92,655 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 95,685 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 100,713 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 110,750 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 115,778 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 113,805 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 119,833 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 126,815 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 138,831 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 148,868 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 144,898 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 145,990 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 121,990 1000 An | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 126,830 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 142,000 1000 An | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 171,015 1000 An | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 186,027 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 198,037 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 201,043 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 201,053 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 162,663 1000 An | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 161,768 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 163,074 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 164,950 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 168,120 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 172,155 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 175,401 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 178,627 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 178,677 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 176,320 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 176,337 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 176,326 1000 An | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,935 1000 An | 18,956 1000 An | 22,512 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,610 1000 An | 23,021 1000 An | 34,045 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,474 1000 An | 30,583 1000 An | 44,652 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,418 1000 An | 87,652 1000 An | 119,833 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 145,326 1000 An | 121,990 1000 An | 186,027 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,826 1000 An | 161,768 1000 An | 201,053 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,257 1000 An | 176,320 1000 An | 178,677 1000 An | 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)
- 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 poultry birds — stocks in South Africa?
- Poultry birds — stocks in South Africa was 176,326 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 201,053 1000 An in 2012.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,956 1000 An in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Stocks. 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.