Cereals excluding rice — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 19.00 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals excluding rice — Production in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — production in South Africa is 19.00 million t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in South Africa peaked at 19.58 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.04 million t, in 1992.
That places South Africa 23rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.68 million t | — |
| 1962 | 7.07 million t | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 7.44 million t | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 5.82 million t | -21.8% |
| 1965 | 5.83 million t | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.17 million t | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 11.85 million t | +92.1% |
| 1968 | 6.98 million t | -41.1% |
| 1969 | 7.03 million t | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 8.13 million t | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 11.02 million t | +35.5% |
| 1972 | 11.94 million t | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 6.46 million t | -45.9% |
| 1974 | 13.56 million t | +110.0% |
| 1975 | 11.53 million t | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 10.26 million t | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 12.29 million t | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 12.74 million t | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 11.19 million t | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 13.37 million t | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 17.99 million t | +34.6% |
| 1982 | 11.75 million t | -34.7% |
| 1983 | 6.66 million t | -43.3% |
| 1984 | 7.92 million t | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 11.05 million t | +39.6% |
| 1986 | 11.68 million t | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 12.09 million t | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 12.13 million t | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 15.33 million t | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 11.55 million t | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 11.28 million t | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.04 million t | -55.3% |
| 1993 | 12.79 million t | +153.6% |
| 1994 | 15.96 million t | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 7.49 million t | -53.1% |
| 1996 | 13.64 million t | +82.2% |
| 1997 | 13.23 million t | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 10.20 million t | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 10.03 million t | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 14.52 million t | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 10.69 million t | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 13.03 million t | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 11.80 million t | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 12.00 million t | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 14.15 million t | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 9.43 million t | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 9.48 million t | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.32 million t | +61.5% |
| 2009 | 14.55 million t | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 14.68 million t | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.91 million t | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 14.53 million t | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 14.13 million t | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 16.60 million t | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 12.57 million t | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 10.61 million t | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 19.58 million t | +84.4% |
| 2018 | 15.55 million t | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 13.86 million t | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 18.77 million t | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 19.22 million t | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 18.02 million t | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 19.00 million t | +5.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 19.00 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 701,314 t, 27.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 19.00 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 million t, 16.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — 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% | 5.04 million t | 12.79 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.21 million t | 5.82 million t | 11.85 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.91 million t | 6.46 million t | 13.56 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.00 million t | 6.66 million t | 17.99 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.12 million t | 5.04 million t | 15.96 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.50 million t | 9.43 million t | 15.32 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.50 million t | 10.61 million t | 19.58 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.75 million t | 18.02 million t | 19.22 million t | 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 in South Africa?
- Cereals excluding rice — production in South Africa was 19.00 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.58 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 million t in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
- South Africa ranks 23rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.