Agriculture & Rural in South Africa 4,498 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Pulses, Total — Production, per square kilometre 0.0591 t per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% 123rd Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0527 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 5.8% 120th Fertilizer consumption 491.1% 2023 up 108.3% 24th Maize (corn) — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.6% 119th Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested 1,578 ha 2024 down 13.0% 53rd Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value 91.61 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 6.5% 43rd Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre 13.54 t per square kilometre 2023 up 39.1% 32nd Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 2.13 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 7.0% 45th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 2.99 An per square kilometre 2023 up 30.6% 89th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per square 0.2912 t per square kilometre 2023 up 63.4% 75th Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 2.99 An per square kilometre 2023 up 30.6% 89th Fat of pigs — Production, per square kilometre 0.0008 t per square kilometre 2023 up 63.4% 127th Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.99 An per square kilometre 2023 up 30.6% 89th Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, per 0.0176 t per square kilometre 2023 up 63.4% 77th Crops — Gross Production Value 274.47 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 97.7% 58th Agriculture — Gross Production Value 471.83 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 92.2% 55th Food — Gross Production Value 463.44 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 93.1% 55th Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 32.20 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 2.0% 37th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 636,998 1000 USD 2024 down 5.7% 19th Horses — Stocks, per capita 0.0053 An per person 2024 down 5.4% 69th Horses — Stocks, per unit of GDP 0 An per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.5% 52nd Swine / pigs — Stocks, per square kilometre 1.09 An per square kilometre 2023 down 16.0% 116th Agriculture — Producer Price Index 186.01 2025 up 100.0% 30th Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 2.87 million 1000 USD 2024 up 14.3% 10th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 40.95 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 11.5% 35th Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 2.06 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 0.7% 53rd Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number 64.47 2024 down 63.0% 77th Sorghum — Gross per capita Production Index Number 56.55 2024 down 67.9% 76th Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 0.2762 2019 up 29.9% 94th Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals 59.4% 2022 down 4.9% 92nd Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 59.4% 2022 down 4.9% 92nd Tomatoes — Production, per square kilometre 0.4388 t per square kilometre 2023 down 2.5% 88th Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0067 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 9.4% 110th Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number 111.59 2024 up 12.8% 32nd Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 98.53 2024 down 2.0% 35th Sugar cane — Gross Production Value 751,412 1000 Int$ 2024 down 5.7% 14th Barley — Area harvested 100,700 ha 2024 up 18.3% 48th Barley — Production 374,000 t 2024 up 23.8% 44th Soya beans — Yield 1,606 kg/ha 2024 down 14.8% 61st Sugar cane — Area harvested 242,267 ha 2024 down 11.2% 15th Sugar cane — Yield 69,101 kg/ha 2024 up 6.2% 36th Sugar cane — Production 16.74 million t 2024 down 5.7% 14th Cheese (All Kinds) — Production 62,296 t 2023 down 29.8% 54th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,849 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.8% 92nd Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,392 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.8% 94th Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) 2.63 % 2025 down 2.6% 110th Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 down 80.6% 124th Barley — Yield 3,714 kg/ha 2024 up 4.7% 39th Other beans, green — Gross Production Index Number 72.2 2024 down 21.3% 86th Other beans, green — Gross per capita Production Index Number 63.79 2024 down 31.6% 86th Barley — Gross Production Value 72,865 1000 Int$ 2024 up 23.8% 47th Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 52,513 1000 USD 2024 up 22.0% 36th Soya bean oil — Production 322,900 t 2023 up 230.5% 19th Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, per square 0.0009 t per square kilometre 2023 up 15.5% 110th Goat fat, unrendered — Production, per square kilometre 0.0001 t per square kilometre 2023 up 15.5% 116th Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, per 0.0035 t per square kilometre 2023 up 15.5% 76th Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 78.8% 116th Soya beans — Gross Production Value 706,794 1000 Int$ 2024 up 94.9% 11th Livestock — Gross Production Value 197.37 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 85.1% 48th Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value 18.37 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 179.4% 61st ← Previous Page 14 of 75 Next →