Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.4132 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4132 kg per person
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
59th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.3 kg per person
in 1988
All-time low
0.3306 kg per person
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023

0.40.60.811.21.4196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in South Africa stood at 0.4132 kg per person.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in South Africa peaked at 1.3 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.3306 kg per person, in 2015.

South Africa ranks 59th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.9255 kg per person
1962 0.7795 kg per person -15.8%
1963 0.9015 kg per person +15.7%
1964 0.9467 kg per person +5.0%
1965 0.6782 kg per person -28.4%
1966 0.5488 kg per person -19.1%
1967 0.8685 kg per person +58.3%
1968 1.01 kg per person +15.8%
1969 1.04 kg per person +3.9%
1970 1.07 kg per person +2.4%
1971 1.19 kg per person +11.5%
1972 1.2 kg per person +0.4%
1973 1.23 kg per person +2.3%
1974 1.04 kg per person -15.3%
1975 1.09 kg per person +5.5%
1976 1.29 kg per person +17.4%
1977 1.07 kg per person -16.5%
1978 0.9746 kg per person -9.2%
1979 1.11 kg per person +14.0%
1980 0.7977 kg per person -28.2%
1981 1.13 kg per person +42.1%
1982 1.15 kg per person +1.6%
1983 0.8537 kg per person -25.9%
1984 1.03 kg per person +21.0%
1985 0.7852 kg per person -24.0%
1986 0.964 kg per person +22.8%
1987 1.17 kg per person +21.6%
1988 1.3 kg per person +11.3%
1989 0.7745 kg per person -40.7%
1990 0.64 kg per person -17.4%
1991 0.7356 kg per person +14.9%
1992 0.4341 kg per person -41.0%
1993 0.6333 kg per person +45.9%
1994 0.5825 kg per person -8.0%
1995 0.6388 kg per person +9.7%
1996 0.8156 kg per person +27.7%
1997 0.7407 kg per person -9.2%
1998 0.5426 kg per person -26.7%
1999 0.4943 kg per person -8.9%
2000 0.6803 kg per person +37.6%
2001 0.6965 kg per person +2.4%
2002 0.6711 kg per person -3.6%
2003 0.4336 kg per person -35.4%
2004 0.4693 kg per person +8.2%
2005 0.5143 kg per person +9.6%
2006 0.5529 kg per person +7.5%
2007 0.4905 kg per person -11.3%
2008 0.5453 kg per person +11.2%
2009 0.4919 kg per person -9.8%
2010 0.3616 kg per person -26.5%
2011 0.4878 kg per person +34.9%
2012 0.4543 kg per person -6.9%
2013 0.4368 kg per person -3.9%
2014 0.4023 kg per person -7.9%
2015 0.3306 kg per person -17.8%
2016 0.4255 kg per person +28.7%
2017 0.3453 kg per person -18.8%
2018 0.4069 kg per person +17.9%
2019 0.3371 kg per person -17.2%
2020 0.4431 kg per person +31.4%
2021 0.4686 kg per person +5.8%
2022 0.4318 kg per person -7.9%
2023 0.4132 kg per person -4.3%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0.4132 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7954 kg per person, 52% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0.4132 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.009 kg per person, 45.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8554 kg per person 0.5488 kg per person 1.04 kg per person 9
1970s 1.13 kg per person 0.9746 kg per person 1.29 kg per person 10
1980s 0.9971 kg per person 0.7745 kg per person 1.3 kg per person 10
1990s 0.6257 kg per person 0.4341 kg per person 0.8156 kg per person 10
2000s 0.5546 kg per person 0.4336 kg per person 0.6965 kg per person 10
2010s 0.3988 kg per person 0.3306 kg per person 0.4878 kg per person 10
2020s 0.4392 kg per person 0.4132 kg per person 0.4686 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 56 Georgia 0.5219 kg per person compare
  2. 57 Brazil 0.4903 kg per person compare
  3. 58 Tunisia 0.4887 kg per person compare
  4. 60 Norway 0.4106 kg per person compare
  5. 61 Saudi Arabia 0.3369 kg per person compare
  6. 62 Malta 0.332 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in South Africa?
Wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in South Africa was 0.4132 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.3 kg per person in 1988.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3306 kg per person in 2015.
How does South Africa rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita?
South Africa ranks 59th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 5,963 data points, 1961–2023
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Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.