Agriculture & Rural in South Africa 4,498 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Agricultural value added per worker 10,818 2025 up 29.3% 72nd Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita 10,818 2025 up 29.3% 72nd Other beans, green — Area harvested 2,753 ha 2024 down 21.3% 38th Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 41,200 ha 2024 down 21.0% 40th Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield 1,262 kg/ha 2024 down 11.7% 56th Sweet potatoes — Area harvested 27,285 ha 2024 up 27.9% 31st Sweet potatoes — Production 70,564 t 2024 up 12.8% 48th Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.0118 An per person 2024 up 0.3% 93rd Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 0.0118 An per person 2024 up 0.3% 93rd Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 0.0118 An per person 2024 up 0.3% 93rd Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 0.0118 An per person 2024 up 0.3% 93rd Wheat — Gross Production Index Number 113.23 2024 up 10.0% 36th Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number 100 2024 down 4.5% 48th Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 4.02 An per square kilometre 2023 down 20.9% 70th Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, per square kilometre 0.0018 t per square kilometre 2023 down 14.3% 85th Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing 4.02 An per square kilometre 2023 down 20.9% 70th Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, per square 0.0182 t per square kilometre 2023 down 14.3% 60th Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 4.02 An per square kilometre 2023 down 20.9% 70th Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre 0.1257 t per square kilometre 2023 down 14.3% 45th Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 4.02 An per square kilometre 2023 down 20.9% 70th Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, per 0.0436 t per square kilometre 2023 down 14.3% 30th Other beans, green — Yield 6,091 kg/ha 2024 up 0.1% 63rd Other beans, green — Gross Production Value 5,308 1000 Int$ 2024 down 21.3% 40th Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value 40.37 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 7.1% 52nd Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value 8.25 million 1000 USD 2024 up 11.3% 22nd Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre 15.68 t per square kilometre 2023 up 34.3% 66th Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre 2.75 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 4.8% 95th Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre 17.66 An per square kilometre 2023 down 12.6% 61st Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 up 1.0% 84th Pulses, Total — Production, per capita 0.0012 t per person 2024 down 34.2% 121st Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.001 ha per person 2024 down 26.9% 116th Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 14,584 1000 Int$ 2024 up 12.8% 48th Sorghum — Yield 2,328 kg/ha 2024 down 30.8% 40th Sweet potatoes — Yield 2,586 kg/ha 2024 down 11.8% 101st Soya beans — Production 1.85 million t 2024 up 94.9% 11th Pulses, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.0% 108th Pulses, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.4% 126th Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.0% 99th Maize (corn) — Production, per capita 0.2008 t per person 2024 down 21.7% 17th Sorghum — Gross Production Value 21,289 1000 Int$ 2024 down 63.0% 40th Butter of cow milk — Production 15,900 t 2023 down 15.2% 48th Forest area 169,409 sq. km 2023 down 2.1% 39th Forest area 14.0% 2023 down 2.1% 147th Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value 1.28 million 1000 USD 2024 up 18.3% 46th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value 7.37 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 4.4% 46th Oranges — Gross Production Index Number 101.55 2024 down 7.2% 63rd Oranges — Gross per capita Production Index Number 89.56 2024 down 19.4% 63rd Bananas — Gross Production Index Number 107.53 2024 down 5.7% 49th Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number 94.79 2024 down 18.1% 58th Share of employment in agriculture vs. share of population living in rural areas 18.8% 2023 up 22.4% 84th Soya beans — Area harvested 1.15 million ha 2024 up 128.8% 10th Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 0.0412 ha per person 2024 down 14.8% 27th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 0.0587 An per person 2024 up 11.8% 79th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 0 An per US$ of GDP 2024 up 22.3% 68th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0.0057 t per person 2024 up 35.4% 68th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per unit of 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 48.2% 51st Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 kg/An per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.2% 117th Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 0.0587 An per person 2024 up 11.8% 79th Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per unit of GDP 0 An per US$ of GDP 2024 up 22.3% 68th Fat of pigs — Production, per capita 0 t per person 2024 up 35.4% 128th ← Previous Page 12 of 75 Next →