Poultry Meat — Food in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Poultry Meat — Food was 2,199 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,199 1000 t
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
2,306 1000 t
in 2020
All-time low
1,760 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Poultry Meat — Food in Southern Africa, 2010–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2010201620232010: 1.8k 1000 t2011: 1.9k 1000 t2012: 1.9k 1000 t2013: 2.0k 1000 t2014: 2.1k 1000 t2015: 2.1k 1000 t2016: 2.2k 1000 t2017: 2.2k 1000 t2018: 2.3k 1000 t2019: 2.3k 1000 t2020: 2.3k 1000 t2021: 2.3k 1000 t2022: 2.3k 1000 t2023: 2.2k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poultry meat — food in Southern Africa is 2,199 1000 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry meat — food in Southern Africa peaked at 2,306 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,760 1000 t, in 2010.

That places Southern Africa 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Poultry Meat — Food in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Meat — Food in Southern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 1,760 1000 t
2011 1,863 1000 t +5.9%
2012 1,928 1000 t +3.5%
2013 2,041 1000 t +5.9%
2014 2,094 1000 t +2.6%
2015 2,060 1000 t -1.6%
2016 2,179 1000 t +5.8%
2017 2,172 1000 t -0.3%
2018 2,287 1000 t +5.3%
2019 2,288 1000 t +0.0%
2020 2,306 1000 t +0.8%
2021 2,282 1000 t -1.0%
2022 2,270 1000 t -0.5%
2023 2,199 1000 t -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,067 1000 t 1,760 1000 t 2,288 1000 t 10
2020s 2,264 1000 t 2,199 1000 t 2,306 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 19 Australia and New Zealand 1,540 1000 t compare
  2. 20 Peru 1,479 1000 t compare
  3. 21 Saudi Arabia 1,428 1000 t compare
  4. 22 Germany 1,418 1000 t compare
  5. 23 Australia 1,405 1000 t compare
  6. 24 Republic of Korea 1,272 1000 t compare
  7. 25 Italy 1,218 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry meat — food in Southern Africa?
Poultry meat — food in Southern Africa was 2,199 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry meat — food recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,306 1000 t in 2020.
What is the lowest poultry meat — food recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,760 1000 t in 2010.
How does Southern Africa rank for poultry meat — food?
Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry meat — food rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Meat — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Meat — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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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.