Agriculture & Rural in South Africa 4,522 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat 3.16 million animals 2024 down 6.1% 22nd Global meat production 3.63 million tonnes 2024 up 13.3% 21st Cereal production 15.31 million tonnes 2024 down 7.8% 33rd Land animals slaughtered for meat 1.05 billion animals 2024 up 9.1% 19th Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat 8,667 animals 2024 down 6.1% 22nd Plums and sloes — Production 82,381 t 2024 up 7.1% 20th Peas, green — Area harvested 1,817 ha 2024 down 51.1% 43rd Peas, green — Yield 2,357 kg/ha 2024 down 6.0% 77th Peas, green — Production 4,281 t 2024 down 54.1% 51st Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 down 24.2% 59th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.1% 65th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per capita 0.0001 ha per person 2024 down 24.5% 70th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.4% 74th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.0112 t per person 2024 down 2.8% 44th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.3% 40th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, per unit of 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.1% 96th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0004 ha per person 2024 down 7.5% 49th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.2% 48th Number of pigs 1.32 million animals 2024 down 15.8% 60th Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number 105.31 2024 down 5.7% 30th Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number 92.9 2024 down 18.1% 22nd Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Gross Production Index Number 125.59 2024 up 13.1% 32nd Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Gross per capita Production Index 110.75 2024 down 1.8% 34th Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested 7,312 ha 2024 down 24.9% 31st Peaches and nectarines — Production 136,240 t 2024 down 17.7% 19th Plums and sloes — Area harvested 10,728 ha 2024 up 27.1% 24th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value 9.84 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 35.1% 48th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 74 % 2024 up 34.5% 54th Number of people employed in agriculture 977,098 people 2025 up 5.5% 73rd Millet — Gross Production Value 1,900 1000 Int$ 2024 up 0.8% 56th Apples — Gross Production Index Number 151.53 2024 up 70.7% 9th Apples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 133.92 2024 up 48.3% 8th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Value 108,169 1000 USD 2024 down 30.2% 20th Millet — Area harvested 12,938 ha 2024 up 0.5% 46th Millet — Yield 489.4 kg/ha 2024 up 0.3% 78th Millet — Production 6,331 t 2024 up 0.8% 56th Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. — Area harvested 272 ha 2024 down 2.5% 40th Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. — Production 11,744 t 2024 up 8.3% 25th Cabbages — Production, per square kilometre 0.171 t per square kilometre 2023 up 46.9% 85th Cabbages — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0029 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 43.0% 100th Corn yields 4.87 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 8.0% 68th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 240,834 1000 USD 2024 up 42.6% 26th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 47,650 1000 USD 2024 up 58.2% 35th Plums and sloes — Gross Production Value 51,094 1000 Int$ 2024 up 7.1% 19th Pineapples — Gross Production Value 49,082 1000 Int$ 2024 up 33.0% 27th Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross 92.06 2024 down 4.1% 55th Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross per 81.3 2024 down 16.7% 61st Pears — Production 465,424 t 2024 up 15.1% 5th Plums and sloes — Yield 7,679 kg/ha 2024 down 15.7% 36th Turkeys — Stocks 540 1000 An 2024 up 1.9% 35th Pineapples — Production 121,397 t 2024 up 33.0% 27th Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value 151.21 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 88.0% 45th Coconut oil — Production 0 t 2018 down 100.0% 68th Fish landings and discards 37,688 2018 down 12.5% 30th Fish discards 37,688 2018 down 12.5% 30th Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 24,742 1000 USD 2024 up 49.4% 57th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 31.2 % 2023 up 17.7% 59th Pears — Gross Production Value 202,678 1000 Int$ 2024 up 15.1% 6th Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 2,500 g/An 2024 unchanged 16th Pineapples — Area harvested 10,919 ha 2024 up 50.6% 20th ← Previous Page 18 of 76 Next →