Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in South Africa
South Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 15.66 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in South Africa is 15.66 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 16.14 t per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.16 t per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places South Africa 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.51 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.83 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 6.14 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 4.8 t per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1965 | 4.8 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.09 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 9.77 t per square kilometre | +92.1% |
| 1968 | 5.75 t per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1969 | 5.79 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 6.7 t per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 9.08 t per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1972 | 9.84 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 5.32 t per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 1974 | 11.18 t per square kilometre | +110.0% |
| 1975 | 9.51 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 8.46 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 10.13 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 10.5 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 9.22 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 11.02 t per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 14.83 t per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1982 | 9.69 t per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1983 | 5.49 t per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1984 | 6.53 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 9.11 t per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1986 | 9.63 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 9.96 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 10 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 12.64 t per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 9.52 t per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 9.3 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.16 t per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1993 | 10.55 t per square kilometre | +153.6% |
| 1994 | 13.16 t per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 6.17 t per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 1996 | 11.25 t per square kilometre | +82.2% |
| 1997 | 10.9 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 8.41 t per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 8.27 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 11.97 t per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 8.81 t per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 10.74 t per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 9.72 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 9.89 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.67 t per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 7.77 t per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 7.82 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.62 t per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 2009 | 11.99 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 12.1 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.64 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 11.98 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 11.65 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.68 t per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 10.36 t per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 8.75 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 16.14 t per square kilometre | +84.4% |
| 2018 | 12.82 t per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 11.42 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 15.48 t per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 15.84 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 14.86 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 15.66 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 15.66 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65 t per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 15.66 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.71 t per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +153.6% | 4.16 t per square kilometre | 10.55 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 t per square kilometre | 4.8 t per square kilometre | 9.77 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9 t per square kilometre | 5.32 t per square kilometre | 11.18 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.89 t per square kilometre | 5.49 t per square kilometre | 14.83 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.17 t per square kilometre | 4.16 t per square kilometre | 13.16 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3 t per square kilometre | 7.77 t per square kilometre | 12.62 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.95 t per square kilometre | 8.75 t per square kilometre | 16.14 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.46 t per square kilometre | 14.86 t per square kilometre | 15.84 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in South Africa was 15.66 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.14 t per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.