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 ← Previous Page 20 of 76 Next →