Agriculture & Rural in South Africa
4,498 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Africa.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested | 24,739 ha | 2024 | up 81.5% | 51st |
| Tomatoes — Gross Production Value | 163,958 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.7% | 49th |
| Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value | 7.24 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.5% | 24th |
| Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value | 62,772 1000 Int$ | 2024 | up 22.0% | 32nd |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross | 2.54 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.0% | 18th |
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield | 865.5 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | 54th |
| Carrots and turnips — Area harvested | 7,647 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | 35th |
| Carrots and turnips — Yield | 29,701 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | 55th |
| Carrots and turnips — Production | 227,122 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | 32nd |
| Beer of barley, malted — Production | 3.51 million t | 2023 | up 11.4% | 10th |
| Molasses — Production | 745,271 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | 17th |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production | 2.08 million t | 2023 | down 14.8% | 18th |
| Rural population, per square kilometre | 18.98 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.9% | 135th |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per | 7,972 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.2% | 169th |
| Fertilizer consumption | 77.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | up 14.4% | 105th |
| Agricultural land | 963,410 sq. km | 2023 | unchanged | 13th |
| Arable land | 12.00 million hectares | 2023 | unchanged | 24th |
| Arable land | 0.1898 hectares per person | 2023 | down 13.5% | 63rd |
| Arable land | 9.9% | 2023 | unchanged | 104th |
| Permanent cropland | 0.3% | 2023 | unchanged | 156th |
| Land area | 1.21 million sq. km | 2023 | unchanged | 24th |
| Meat supply per person | 58.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | 95th |
| Meat supply vs. GDP per capita | 58.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | 95th |
| Fish and seafood consumption per capita | 5.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.8% | 153rd |
| Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita | 5.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.8% | 153rd |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land | 77.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | up 14.4% | 105th |
| Share of land area used for agriculture | 79.4% | 2023 | unchanged | 6th |
| Share of land area used for arable agriculture | 9.9% | 2023 | unchanged | 104th |
| Projections for global peak agricultural land | 96.34 million hectares | 2023 | unchanged | 14th |
| Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel | 0 tonnes | 2021 | down 100.0% | 138th |
| Per capita meat consumption by type | 0.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 12.0% | 66th |
| Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita | 30.5 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 4.1% | 111th |
| Daily meat consumption per person | 159.64 grams per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | 95th |
| Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... | 471.46 million tonnes | 2023 | up 4.9% | 94th |
| Per capita meat consumption in the United States | 33.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.1% | 58th |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food | 58.7% | 2023 | down 4.1% | 102nd |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita | 58.7% | 2023 | down 4.1% | 102nd |
| Share of cereals allocated to animal feed | 41.3% | 2023 | up 7.1% | 83rd |
| Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | 138th |
| Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? | 5.88 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.9% | 33rd |
| Agricultural land use | 96.34 million hectares | 2023 | unchanged | 14th |
| Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel | 10.14 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.8% | 22nd |
| Per capita meat and fish consumption | 33.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.1% | 58th |
| Fertilizer use per capita | 3.27 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 29.8% | 48th |
| Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade | 0.0% | 2023 | up 100.0% | 91st |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 67.16 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 14.4% | 97th |
| Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use | 170.29 billion kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 8.5% | 26th |
| Nitrogen fertilizer use | 420,638 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.1% | 33rd |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate | 18.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.0% | 13th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate | 9.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 197.5% | 16th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield | 2,751 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | 23rd |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production | 3.24 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.5% | 15th |
| Beans, dry — Area harvested | 39,550 ha | 2024 | down 29.1% | 51st |
| Beans, dry — Production | 50,495 t | 2024 | down 38.5% | 49th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value | 25,154 1000 Int$ | 2024 | down 12.8% | 36th |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production | 106.3 | 2024 | up 11.9% | 66th |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita | 93.9 | 2024 | down 2.8% | 81st |
| Meat, Total — Production, per capita | 0.0566 t per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | 43rd |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | 1,182 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | 106th |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area | 139 ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | 98th |