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