Meat of cattle: Production, per capita … cattle capita Production in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of cattle: Production, per capita … cattle capita Production was 0.0163 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in South Africa stood at 0.0163 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in South Africa peaked at 0.0245 t per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 t per person, in 1996.
That places South Africa 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of cattle: Production, per capita … cattle capita Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0231 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0225 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0239 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0236 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0218 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0186 t per person | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0169 t per person | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.018 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0174 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0181 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0198 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0201 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0211 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.02 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0193 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.02 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0211 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0224 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0198 t per person | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0177 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.018 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0183 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0185 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0167 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.016 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0137 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 t per person | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0163 t per person | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.017 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 t per person | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0117 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 t per person | +62.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 t per person | -34.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.012 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0121 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0151 t per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 t per person | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0156 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 t per person | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0174 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.018 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0189 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.019 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0176 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0171 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0162 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 t per person | +1.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0163 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0053 t per person, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0163 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 t per person, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle: Production, per capita … cattle capita Production in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +62.4% | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0173 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0214 t per person | 0.0169 t per person | 0.0245 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0199 t per person | 0.0174 t per person | 0.0224 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0171 t per person | 0.0137 t per person | 0.0198 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0139 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0173 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 t per person | 0.012 t per person | 0.0166 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 t per person | 0.0163 t per person | 0.019 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 t per person | 0.0162 t per person | 0.0172 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in South Africa?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per in South Africa was 0.0163 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 t per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 t per person in 1996.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — production, per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.