Agriculture & Rural in South Africa

4,522 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 5.5 % 2023 up 11.3% 98th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 36.19 % 2023 up 13.0% 101st
Sunflower seed — Area harvested 529,000 ha 2024 down 11.7% 13th
Sorghum — Gross Production Value 21,630 1000 USD 2024 down 63.0% 36th
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 21,581 1000 USD 2024 up 12.8% 41st
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.5485 t per square kilometre 2023 up 13.8% 67th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0219 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 8.8% 73rd
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 54.79 % 2023 up 4.4% 61st
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 45.21 % 2023 down 4.9% 97th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 9.58 % 2023 up 93.9% 61st
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 2,886 1000 Int$ 2024 up 9.5% 39th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 226,486 1000 SLC 2024 up 29.3% 52nd
Sunflower seed — Production 632,000 t 2024 down 24.0% 13th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 52,920 t 2024 up 32.3% 9th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 1,692 1000 No 2023 up 3.5% 34th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 1,692 1000 No 2023 up 3.5% 35th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 63.81 % 2023 down 6.1% 46th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 9.69 % 2023 down 7.4% 94th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 855,836 1000 USD 2024 up 20.5% 17th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 32,551 1000 USD 2024 down 30.2% 32nd
Barley — Gross Production Value 89,051 1000 USD 2024 up 23.8% 39th
Plums and sloes — Gross Production Index Number 100.79 2024 up 7.1% 42nd
Plums and sloes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 89.05 2024 down 7.0% 46th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 1,236 t 2024 down 7.8% 38th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 6,820 An 2024 up 1.8% 39th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6,820 An 2024 up 1.8% 39th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.26 No 2024 up 8.3% 69th
Share of employment in agriculture 5.4% 2025 down 3.0% 130th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 5.4% 2025 down 3.0% 130th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 72.10 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 108.4% 34th
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production 252,700 t 2023 up 14.2% 13th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 5.69 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 168.8% 48th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 3.8% 2025 down 10.7% 123rd
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 5.4% 2025 down 3.0% 130th
Strawberries — Gross Production Value 24,592 1000 Int$ 2024 up 117.1% 38th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 4,138 1000 Int$ 2024 down 7.8% 35th
Lettuce and chicory — Gross Production Value 13,381 1000 USD 2024 down 8.4% 40th
Millet — Gross Production Index Number 100.34 2024 up 0.8% 36th
Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 88.61 2024 down 12.4% 37th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 143.72 2024 up 106.1% 18th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 127.09 2024 up 79.0% 17th
Peas, green — Gross Production Index Number 44.71 2024 down 54.1% 76th
Peas, green — Gross per capita Production Index Number 39.47 2024 down 60.1% 76th
Pineapples — Gross Production Index Number 128.33 2024 up 33.0% 28th
Pineapples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 113.31 2024 up 15.5% 28th
Strawberries — Production 15,065 t 2024 up 117.0% 37th
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 16,068 An 2024 up 7.1% 27th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 15,175 ha 2024 up 28.9% 11th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 181 kg/An 2024 down 9.5% 43rd
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 51.25 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 67.9% 37th
Peaches and nectarines — Gross Production Value 83,133 1000 Int$ 2024 down 17.7% 19th
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Gross 407,589 1000 USD 2024 down 4.1% 6th
Pears — Gross Production Index Number 113.79 2024 up 15.1% 24th
Pears — Gross per capita Production Index Number 100.49 2024 unchanged 31st
Strawberries — Area harvested 1,233 ha 2024 up 100.5% 38th
Strawberries — Yield 12,220 kg/ha 2024 up 8.2% 41st
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 69,467 1000 USD 2024 up 32.6% 29th
Oranges — Production, per square kilometre 1.33 t per square kilometre 2023 down 11.0% 26th
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0294 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 24.2% 51st
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 8.12 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 5.7% 33rd