Poultry Meat — Protein supply quantity in South Africa

South Africa: Poultry Meat — Protein supply quantity was 353,733 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
353,733 t
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
11th
of 164 countries
All-time high
372,662 t
in 2020
All-time low
282,154 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Poultry Meat — Protein supply quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2010201620232010: 282.2k t2011: 298.6k t2012: 307.4k t2013: 326.2k t2014: 334.2k t2015: 329.2k t2016: 349.8k t2017: 349.1k t2018: 367.5k t2019: 370.6k t2020: 372.7k t2021: 369.2k t2022: 364.7k t2023: 353.7k t

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

Analysis

In 2023, poultry meat — protein supply quantity in South Africa stood at 353,733 t.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry meat — protein supply quantity in South Africa peaked at 372,662 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 282,154 t, in 2010.

South Africa ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Poultry Meat — Protein supply quantity in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Meat — Protein supply quantity (t) in South Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year t Change
2010 282,154 t
2011 298,575 t +5.8%
2012 307,397 t +3.0%
2013 326,197 t +6.1%
2014 334,179 t +2.4%
2015 329,179 t -1.5%
2016 349,836 t +6.3%
2017 349,081 t -0.2%
2018 367,528 t +5.3%
2019 370,558 t +0.8%
2020 372,662 t +0.6%
2021 369,235 t -0.9%
2022 364,668 t -1.2%
2023 353,733 t -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 331,468 t 282,154 t 370,558 t 10
2020s 365,074 t 353,733 t 372,662 t 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 443,266 t compare
  2. 9 Egypt 357,223 t compare
  3. 10 Pakistan 355,411 t compare
  4. 12 Argentina 350,963 t compare
  5. 13 Colombia 307,594 t compare
  6. 14 Malaysia 299,236 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry meat — protein supply quantity in South Africa?
Poultry meat — protein supply quantity in South Africa was 353,733 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry meat — protein supply quantity recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 372,662 t in 2020.
What is the lowest poultry meat — protein supply quantity recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 282,154 t in 2010.
How does South Africa rank for poultry meat — protein supply quantity?
South Africa ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is poultry meat — protein supply quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Meat — Protein supply quantity (t). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Meat — Protein supply quantity (t)
Unit
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.