Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 3,568 USD in 2022. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in South Africa is 3,568 USD, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in South Africa peaked at 3,720 USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 911.9 USD, in 1999.
That places South Africa 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,014 USD | — |
| 1992 | 1,114 USD | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1,114 USD | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,408 USD | +26.4% |
| 1995 | 1,355 USD | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,183 USD | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 1,249 USD | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1,003 USD | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 911.9 USD | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1,200 USD | +31.6% |
| 2001 | 988.5 USD | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 951.1 USD | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1,491 USD | +56.8% |
| 2004 | 1,871 USD | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 2,002 USD | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 2,248 USD | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 2,333 USD | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2,144 USD | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 2,130 USD | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,887 USD | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 3,685 USD | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 3,088 USD | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 2,469 USD | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 2,614 USD | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 2,376 USD | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 2,490 USD | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 3,387 USD | +36.0% |
| 2018 | 3,472 USD | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,885 USD | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 3,308 USD | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 3,720 USD | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 3,568 USD | -4.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 3,568 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,517 USD, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 3,568 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,149 USD, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,150 USD | 911.9 USD | 1,408 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,736 USD | 951.1 USD | 2,333 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,935 USD | 2,376 USD | 3,685 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,532 USD | 3,308 USD | 3,720 USD | 3 |
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 sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in South Africa?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in South Africa was 3,568 USD in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,720 USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 911.9 USD in 1999.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (USD/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.