Agriculture & Rural in Southern Africa 3,285 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Southern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Beer of barley, malted — Production 3.82 million t 2023 up 8.6% 20th Molasses — Production 971,735 t 2023 down 9.8% 22nd Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production 2.67 million t 2023 down 14.5% 22nd Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 25,516 1000 Int$ 2024 down 12.5% 23rd Beans, dry — Area harvested 50,100 ha 2024 down 34.4% 25th Beans, dry — Production 52,874 t 2024 down 38.2% 25th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 106.33 2024 up 12.1% 18th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 93.58 2024 down 3.0% 24th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 3.25 million 1000 USD 2024 up 11.9% 22nd Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate 17.75 % change on previous year 2024 up 217.5% 1st Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year 2024 up 198.5% 2nd Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 2,574 kg/ha 2024 down 1.3% 1st Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 2,169 t 2024 up 16.0% 28th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 237 ha 2024 up 18.5% 27th Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 40,303 1000 Int$ 2024 down 38.2% 25th Beans, dry — Yield 1,055 kg/ha 2024 down 5.8% 16th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,619 1000 No 2025 up 10.1% 28th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,102 1000 No 2025 up 13.1% 29th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 517.02 1000 No 2025 up 4.2% 28th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 7.73 % 2025 up 0.1% 23rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 9.66 % 2025 up 4.8% 23rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 5.43 % 2025 down 7.2% 21st Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Yield 9,155 kg/ha 2024 down 2.0% 20th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 1,456 1000 Int$ 2024 up 16.0% 28th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Index Number 104.07 2024 down 4.0% 17th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number 91.49 2024 down 16.9% 16th Lemons and limes — Production 748,644 t 2024 up 128.0% 17th Lemons and limes — Area harvested 34,289 ha 2024 up 152.1% 16th Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Index Number 118.68 2024 up 29.3% 10th Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross per capita Production Index Number 104.47 2024 up 11.9% 10th Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 2.49 million 1000 USD 2024 down 10.2% 22nd Natural honey — Gross Production Index Number 100.15 2024 down 0.0% 19th Natural honey — Gross per capita Production Index Number 88.1 2024 down 13.5% 20th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested 40,599 ha 2024 down 8.7% 20th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production 295,149 t 2024 down 30.2% 24th Bananas — Gross Production Value 164,031 1000 Int$ 2024 down 0.9% 21st Treenuts, Total — Production 53,980 t 2024 up 31.7% 26th Wheat — Area harvested 515,258 ha 2024 up 4.7% 23rd Wheat — Yield 3,783 kg/ha 2024 up 5.0% 8th Wheat — Production 1.95 million t 2024 up 9.9% 24th Treenuts, Total — Area harvested 15,836 ha 2024 up 26.9% 26th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 654,809 1000 USD 2024 up 54.7% 22nd Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 649,461 1000 USD 2024 down 14.5% 22nd Wheat — Gross Production Value 461,690 1000 Int$ 2024 up 9.9% 24th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield 7,270 kg/ha 2024 down 23.6% 28th Bananas — Yield 38,746 kg/ha 2024 down 21.7% 5th Bananas — Production, annual growth rate 0.8966 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.1% 12th Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year 2024 down 64.9% 4th Potatoes — Gross Production Value 624,843 1000 USD 2024 up 16.7% 26th Sorghum — Area harvested 109,981 ha 2024 down 41.7% 22nd Sorghum — Production 136,014 t 2024 down 54.9% 24th Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 84,309 1000 USD 2024 up 30.4% 26th Bees — Stocks 72,470 No 2024 up 6.6% 27th Skim milk of cows — Production 352,242 t 2023 down 23.2% 26th Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Index Number 113.31 2024 up 24.9% 12th Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number 99.76 2024 up 8.1% 14th Oranges — Gross Production Value 560,894 1000 Int$ 2024 down 6.7% 18th Oranges — Yield 38,712 kg/ha 2024 up 11.4% 1st Asses — Stocks 470,772 An 2024 down 29.1% 15th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Value 84,707 1000 Int$ 2024 down 30.2% 24th ← Previous Page 5 of 55 Next →