FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chicken meat production in South Africa
In 2024 South Africa produced 1.9 million t of chicken meat, the 16th largest in the world (1.49% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 12%. The record was 2.0 million t in 2022.
- Production, 2024
- 1.9 million t
- World rank
- 16 of 189
- 10-year change
- +12%
- Record
- 2.0 million t
- 2022
Chicken meat in South Africa, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,915,000 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,858,000 | −4.8% |
| 2022 | 1,951,000 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,910,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,887,000 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,814,000 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,743,285 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,658,159 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,677,838 | −2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,727,000 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,717,181 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,671,931 | +12% |
| 2012 | 1,488,662 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,485,613 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,471,567 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1,387,599 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,327,564 | +18% |
| 2007 | 1,125,000 | +16% |
| 2006 | 971,250 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 948,780 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 905,870 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 899,599 | −2.7% |
| 2002 | 924,848 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 893,000 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 816,859 | +16% |
| 1999 | 706,000 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 665,000 | −3.9% |
| 1997 | 692,000 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 649,000 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 600,000 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 558,000 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 523,000 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 495,000 | −0.8% |
| 1991 | 499,000 | −6.6% |
| 1990 | 534,000 | +48% |
| 1989 | 360,000 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 350,000 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 340,000 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 330,000 | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 315,000 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 293,500 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 288,400 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 262,200 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 243,500 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 231,900 | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 211,900 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 210,000 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 196,000 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 195,315 | +15% |
| 1975 | 170,492 | +15% |
| 1974 | 147,621 | −2.9% |
| 1973 | 152,082 | +20% |
| 1972 | 126,725 | +17% |
| 1971 | 108,368 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 104,386 | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 98,000 | +11% |
| 1968 | 88,200 | +15% |
| 1967 | 77,000 | +17% |
| 1966 | 65,800 | +18% |
| 1965 | 56,000 | +14% |
| 1964 | 49,000 | +17% |
| 1963 | 42,000 | +11% |
| 1962 | 37,800 | +17% |
| 1961 | 32,200 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.