Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price was 37,649 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa is 37,649 SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa peaked at 37,649 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,653 SLC, in 1991.
That places South Africa 36th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,653 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 4,938 SLC | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 5,738 SLC | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 6,627 SLC | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 7,135 SLC | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 7,404 SLC | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 8,388 SLC | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 8,458 SLC | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7,908 SLC | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 8,287 SLC | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 9,421 SLC | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 11,094 SLC | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 11,402 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 11,410 SLC | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 11,381 SLC | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 12,180 SLC | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 13,791 SLC | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 14,956 SLC | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 16,917 SLC | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 16,565 SLC | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 17,210 SLC | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 19,820 SLC | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 20,922 SLC | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 20,146 SLC | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 21,861 SLC | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 22,147 SLC | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 26,869 SLC | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 27,564 SLC | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 25,921 SLC | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 26,544 SLC | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 26,472 SLC | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 30,224 SLC | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 35,325 SLC | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 37,649 SLC | +6.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 37,649 SLC is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37,649 SLC, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 37,649 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 571,544 SLC, 7% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,805 SLC | 4,653 SLC | 8,458 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 12,084 SLC | 8,287 SLC | 16,917 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,902 SLC | 16,565 SLC | 27,564 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,243 SLC | 26,472 SLC | 37,649 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa was 37,649 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37,649 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,653 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.