Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 203,001 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — production in Southern Africa stood at 203,001 t.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Southern Africa peaked at 236,199 t in 1972 and was at its lowest, 124,571 t, in 1998.
Southern Africa ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 143,192 t | — |
| 1962 | 145,701 t | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 145,754 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 148,046 t | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 164,502 t | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 171,644 t | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 175,781 t | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 200,436 t | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 226,260 t | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 208,066 t | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 221,760 t | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 236,199 t | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 186,501 t | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 164,619 t | -11.7% |
| 1975 | 172,655 t | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 178,368 t | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 176,600 t | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 185,635 t | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 192,240 t | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 193,501 t | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 188,158 t | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 187,622 t | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 187,306 t | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 189,058 t | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 191,156 t | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 168,864 t | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 185,632 t | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 191,599 t | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 196,959 t | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 197,850 t | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 221,412 t | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 201,395 t | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 185,541 t | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 140,106 t | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 127,509 t | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 134,001 t | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 127,706 t | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 124,571 t | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 148,960 t | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 139,434 t | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 131,586 t | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 135,835 t | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 151,665 t | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 170,280 t | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 167,486 t | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 170,485 t | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 205,511 t | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 200,590 t | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 200,423 t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 193,956 t | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 184,344 t | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 194,762 t | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 216,231 t | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 219,850 t | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 201,941 t | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 203,069 t | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 189,643 t | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 196,393 t | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 196,665 t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 192,794 t | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 188,117 t | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 198,432 t | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 188,197 t | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 203,001 t | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169,035 t | 143,192 t | 226,260 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 192,264 t | 164,619 t | 236,199 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,986 t | 168,864 t | 196,959 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 160,905 t | 124,571 t | 221,412 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,330 t | 131,586 t | 205,511 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 199,685 t | 184,344 t | 219,850 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 194,108 t | 188,117 t | 203,001 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 18 Saudi Arabia 217,857 t compare
- 19 Russian Federation 204,950 t compare
- 20 Mongolia 197,077 t compare
- 21 South Africa 180,440 t compare
- 22 Yemen 159,682 t compare
- 23 Kenya 153,964 t compare
- 24 Brazil 151,427 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in Southern Africa?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Southern Africa was 203,001 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 236,199 t in 1972.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,571 t in 1998.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Southern Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Production. 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.