Agriculture & Rural in South Africa

4,646 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Alcoholic Beverages — Processing 139,323 t 2013 down 18.5% 4th
Other Agricultural tractors (two-axle tractors) — Import Quantity 24,574 No 2007 up 483.2% 9th
Cotton seed — Import dependency ratio 0.11 2024 down 83.1% 23rd
Cotton seed — Self-sufficiency ratio 0.89 2024 up 154.3% 37th
Fish, Body Oil — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st
Fishing, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard 808 million SLC 2023 up 65.9% 17th
Fishing, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 43.79 million USD 2023 down 13.2% 8th
Fishing, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 42.04 million USD 2023 down 1.0% 7th
Offals — Other uses 0 1000 t 2018 — 1st
Offals, Edible — Other uses 0 1000 t 2018 — 1st
Land under rice production 1,012 hectares 2011 down 27.7% 37th
Rice production 2,527 metric tons 2011 down 21.0% 36th
Pineapples — Import dependency ratio -0.05 2024 down 25.0% 39th
Pineapples — Self-sufficiency ratio 1.05 2024 up 1.0% 9th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in fishing and aquaculture 3.36 1000 No 2007 up 70.6% 17th
Lemons, Limes and products — Processing 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged 25th
Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) 1.42 USD_PPP/cap 2007 down 95.1% 40th
Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) 1.44 USD_PPP/cap 2007 down 90.5% 40th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and 1.45 % 2007 up 154.4% 17th
Fishing, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value Standard 31 million SLC 2023 up 210.0% 20th
Fishing, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 1.68 million USD 2023 up 61.5% 17th
Fishing, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 1.61 million USD 2023 up 85.1% 17th
Land under sorghum production 69,200 hectares 2011 down 21.4% 25th
Sorghum production 155,000 metric tons 2011 down 24.8% 16th
Rice seed quantity 71 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 down 32.4% 36th
Sorghum seed quantity 1,384 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 down 8.0% 26th
Sorghum yield 2,240 kg per hectare 2011 down 4.4% 3rd
Fats, Animals, Raw — Processing 17 1000 t 2023 up 54.5% 9th
Average hourly earnings of employees in agriculture (2021 base) 1.37 USD_PPP/cap 2007 down 97.6% 37th
Gender gap in earnings of employees in agriculture — Value — All age 0.05 % 2007 up 101.8% 19th
Cottonseed Oil — Processing 2 1000 t 2023 down 92.0% 11th
Land under millet production 14,000 hectares 2011 down 20.4% 29th
Millet production 7,000 metric tons 2011 down 20.8% 34th
Millet yield 500 kg per hectare 2011 down 0.6% 28th
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 90.45 % 2024 down 1.8% 3rd
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 89.96 % 2024 down 0.9% 3rd
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 79.43 % 2024 down 2.6% 1st
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 82.36 % 2024 down 0.6% 1st
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 9.55 % 2024 up 21.7% 37th
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 10.04 % 2024 up 9.2% 37th
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 20.57 % 2024 up 11.3% 39th
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 17.64 % 2024 up 2.9% 39th
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 91.24 % 2024 down 2.4% 2nd
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 77.41 % 2024 down 4.0% 1st
Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural 1.29 % 2024 down 51.5% 34th
Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Agrifood systems — Value -4.95 % 2024 down 119.0% 37th
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 8.76 % 2024 up 34.2% 38th
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 22.59 % 2024 up 16.4% 39th
Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural -1.29 % 2024 up 51.5% 6th
Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Agrifood systems 4.95 % 2024 up 119.0% 3rd
Pulses — Processing 2 1000 t 2023 down 60.0% 21st
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 64.03 % 2024 down 1.5% 2nd
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 35.97 % 2024 up 2.8% 38th
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 64.56 % 2024 up 0.6% 1st
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 35.44 % 2024 down 1.0% 39th
Millet seed quantity 280 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 down 25.5% 30th
Rice yield 500 kg per hectare 2011 down 0.6% 28th
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 65.73 % 2024 up 5.5% 2nd
Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Agriculture — Value -1.7 % 2024 down 163.2% 32nd
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 34.27 % 2024 down 9.0% 38th