Rice — Production, per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Rice — Production, per capita was 0 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0 t per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
95th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0002 t per person
in 1961
All-time low
0 t per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0002 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 2023.

South Africa ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Rice — Production, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0002 t per person —
1962 0.0001 t per person -16.8%
1963 0.0001 t per person -19.2%
1964 0.0001 t per person +1.6%
1965 0.0001 t per person +2.1%
1966 0.0001 t per person -3.1%
1967 0.0001 t per person -3.1%
1968 0.0001 t per person -3.1%
1969 0.0001 t per person -3.0%
1970 0.0001 t per person -3.0%
1971 0.0001 t per person -2.9%
1972 0.0001 t per person +45.8%
1973 0.0001 t per person -2.8%
1974 0.0001 t per person -2.8%
1975 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
1976 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
1977 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
1978 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
1979 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
1980 0.0001 t per person -3.0%
1981 0.0001 t per person -3.3%
1982 0.0001 t per person -3.4%
1983 0.0001 t per person -3.4%
1984 0.0001 t per person -3.4%
1985 0.0001 t per person -3.3%
1986 0.0001 t per person -3.1%
1987 0.0001 t per person -3.1%
1988 0.0001 t per person -3.0%
1989 0.0001 t per person -2.9%
1990 0.0001 t per person -26.7%
1991 0.0001 t per person +31.9%
1992 0.0001 t per person -1.7%
1993 0.0001 t per person -1.9%
1994 0.0001 t per person -1.6%
1995 0.0001 t per person -1.2%
1996 0.0001 t per person -1.3%
1997 0.0001 t per person -1.1%
1998 0.0001 t per person -2.1%
1999 0.0001 t per person -5.3%
2000 0.0001 t per person +2.5%
2001 0.0001 t per person +5.8%
2002 0.0001 t per person -7.1%
2003 0.0001 t per person +5.6%
2004 0.0001 t per person -3.4%
2005 0.0001 t per person -1.1%
2006 0.0001 t per person -1.1%
2007 0.0001 t per person +4.7%
2008 0.0001 t per person -10.1%
2009 0.0001 t per person +1.0%
2010 0.0001 t per person -1.3%
2011 0.0001 t per person -1.1%
2012 0.0001 t per person -3.6%
2013 0.0001 t per person -1.6%
2014 0.0001 t per person +0.2%
2015 0.0001 t per person -1.4%
2016 0.0001 t per person -0.8%
2017 0.0001 t per person -0.6%
2018 0.0001 t per person -1.6%
2019 0.0001 t per person -1.6%
2020 0.0001 t per person -1.6%
2021 0.0001 t per person -1.5%
2022 0 t per person -1.4%
2023 0 t per person -1.3%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0118 t per person, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0096 t per person, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Production, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1972 +45.8% 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person
1991 +31.9% 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person
1990 -26.7% 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0002 t per person 9
1970s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
1980s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
1990s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2000s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2010s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2020s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 92 Congo 0.0002 t per person compare
  2. 93 Somalia 0.0001 t per person compare
  3. 94 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 t per person compare
  4. 96 Comoros 0 t per person compare
  5. 97 Saudi Arabia 0 t per person compare
  6. 98 Algeria 0 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production, per capita in South Africa?
Rice — production, per capita in South Africa was 0 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 t per person in 1961.
What is the lowest rice — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 2023.
How does South Africa rank for rice — production, per capita?
South Africa ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Rice — Production ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 6,209 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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