Cereal production in South Africa in 2024 — 15,313,961 t. Ranked 15 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 128.7%.
1961–2024 · tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | t | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.31M | −3.7M | −19.47% |
| 2023 | 19.02M | +979,555 | +5.43% |
| 2022 | 18.04M | −1.2M | −6.22% |
| 2021 | 19.23M | +441,942 | +2.35% |
| 2020 | 18.79M | +4.92M | +35.45% |
| 2019 | 13.87M | −1.69M | −10.88% |
| 2018 | 15.57M | −4.03M | −20.55% |
| 2017 | 19.59M | +8.96M | +84.31% |
| 2016 | 10.63M | −1.95M | −15.52% |
| 2015 | 12.58M | −4.04M | −24.29% |
| 2014 | 16.62M | +2.46M | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 14.15M | −401,600 | −2.76% |
| 2012 | 14.56M | +1.63M | +12.59% |
| 2011 | 12.93M | −1.77M | −12.06% |
| 2010 | 14.7M | +130,054 | +0.89% |
| 2009 | 14.57M | −768,601 | −5.01% |
| 2008 | 15.34M | +5.83M | +61.33% |
| 2007 | 9.51M | +55,563 | +0.59% |
| 2006 | 9.45M | −4.72M | −33.32% |
| 2005 | 14.18M | +2.15M | +17.86% |
| 2004 | 12.03M | +207,746 | +1.76% |
| 2003 | 11.82M | −1.23M | −9.42% |
| 2002 | 13.05M | +2.33M | +21.78% |
| 2001 | 10.71M | −3.83M | −26.35% |
| 2000 | 14.55M | +4.49M | +44.63% |
| 1999 | 10.06M | −172,828 | −1.69% |
| 1998 | 10.23M | −3.02M | −22.8% |
| 1997 | 13.25M | −415,619 | −3.04% |
| 1996 | 13.67M | +6.16M | +81.92% |
| 1995 | 7.51M | −8.47M | −52.99% |
| 1994 | 15.99M | +3.18M | +24.83% |
| 1993 | 12.81M | +7.75M | +153.26% |
| 1992 | 5.06M | −6.24M | −55.22% |
| 1991 | 11.29M | −265,884 | −2.3% |
| 1990 | 11.56M | −3.78M | −24.66% |
| 1989 | 15.34M | +3.2M | +26.37% |
| 1988 | 12.14M | +43,188 | +0.36% |
| 1987 | 12.1M | +405,903 | +3.47% |
| 1986 | 11.69M | +629,014 | +5.69% |
| 1985 | 11.06M | +3.13M | +39.54% |
| 1984 | 7.93M | +1.25M | +18.79% |
| 1983 | 6.67M | −5.09M | −43.27% |
| 1982 | 11.76M | −6.24M | −34.67% |
| 1981 | 18M | +4.63M | +34.59% |
| 1980 | 13.38M | +2.18M | +19.43% |
| 1979 | 11.2M | −1.55M | −12.18% |
| 1978 | 12.76M | +452,710 | +3.68% |
| 1977 | 12.3M | +2.03M | +19.76% |
| 1976 | 10.27M | −1.28M | −11.12% |
| 1975 | 11.56M | −2.02M | −14.89% |
| 1974 | 13.58M | +7.11M | +109.96% |
| 1973 | 6.47M | −5.48M | −45.88% |
| 1972 | 11.95M | +923,210 | +8.37% |
| 1971 | 11.03M | +2.89M | +35.51% |
| 1970 | 8.14M | +1.09M | +15.42% |
| 1969 | 7.05M | +47,291 | +0.68% |
| 1968 | 7M | −4.86M | −40.99% |
| 1967 | 11.87M | +5.68M | +91.92% |
| 1966 | 6.18M | +339,711 | +5.81% |
| 1965 | 5.84M | +5,100 | +0.09% |
| 1964 | 5.84M | −1.62M | −21.72% |
| 1963 | 7.46M | +369,473 | +5.21% |
| 1962 | 7.09M | +392,706 | +5.86% |
| 1961 | 6.7M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Africa
15.31M
Botswana
54,554
Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.
Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.
How many kilograms of grain are harvested per hectare.
Agriculture Land under cereal productionHow much land is occupied by cereal crops — wheat, rice, maize and the rest.
Agriculture Crop production indexThe trend in the output of all crop production — including non-food crops.
Agriculture Fertilizer useHow many kilograms of fertilizer are applied per hectare of arable land.