Rice — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0 ha per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
96th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0001 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0 ha per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in South Africa is 0 ha per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2023.

That places South Africa 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0001 ha per person
1962 0.0001 ha per person -9.0%
1963 0.0001 ha per person -15.9%
1964 0.0001 ha per person -3.0%
1965 0.0001 ha per person -3.0%
1966 0.0001 ha per person -3.1%
1967 0.0001 ha per person -3.1%
1968 0.0001 ha per person -3.1%
1969 0.0001 ha per person -3.0%
1970 0.0001 ha per person -3.0%
1971 0.0001 ha per person -2.9%
1972 0.0001 ha per person -2.8%
1973 0.0001 ha per person -2.8%
1974 0.0001 ha per person -2.8%
1975 0.0001 ha per person -2.7%
1976 0 ha per person -2.7%
1977 0 ha per person -2.7%
1978 0 ha per person -2.7%
1979 0 ha per person -2.7%
1980 0 ha per person -3.0%
1981 0 ha per person -3.3%
1982 0 ha per person -3.4%
1983 0 ha per person -3.4%
1984 0 ha per person -3.4%
1985 0 ha per person -3.3%
1986 0 ha per person -3.1%
1987 0 ha per person -3.1%
1988 0 ha per person -3.0%
1989 0 ha per person -2.9%
1990 0 ha per person -10.9%
1991 0 ha per person +18.3%
1992 0 ha per person -2.8%
1993 0 ha per person -2.9%
1994 0 ha per person -2.6%
1995 0 ha per person -2.2%
1996 0 ha per person -2.3%
1997 0 ha per person -2.1%
1998 0 ha per person -3.2%
1999 0 ha per person -6.2%
2000 0 ha per person +2.4%
2001 0 ha per person +6.4%
2002 0 ha per person -9.9%
2003 0 ha per person +4.2%
2004 0 ha per person -4.5%
2005 0 ha per person -2.4%
2006 0 ha per person -2.3%
2007 0 ha per person +3.5%
2008 0 ha per person -11.1%
2009 0 ha per person -0.1%
2010 0 ha per person -2.2%
2011 0 ha per person -2.1%
2012 0 ha per person -7.6%
2013 0 ha per person +2.8%
2014 0 ha per person -2.0%
2015 0 ha per person -3.4%
2016 0 ha per person -1.6%
2017 0 ha per person -1.5%
2018 0 ha per person -2.6%
2019 0 ha per person -2.4%
2020 0 ha per person -2.2%
2021 0 ha per person -2.1%
2022 0 ha per person -2.1%
2023 0 ha per person -2.1%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0001 ha per person 0 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person 10
1980s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 10
1990s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 10
2000s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 10
2010s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 10
2020s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 93 Ukraine 0.0001 ha per person compare
  2. 94 Somalia 0.0001 ha per person compare
  3. 95 Papua New Guinea 0 ha per person compare
  4. 97 Zimbabwe 0 ha per person compare
  5. 98 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per person compare
  6. 99 Algeria 0 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in South Africa?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in South Africa was 0 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2023.
How does South Africa rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
South Africa ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.