Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Southern Africa

Cereal production in Southern Africa in 2023 — 19,474,374 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 175.4%.

2023 19.47M t +5.08% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 20.05M t2017
Period minimum 5.3M t1992

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Southern Africa, 1961–2023010M20M30M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 7,071,200 t1963: 7,783,432 t1965: 6,156,623 t1967: 12,269,331 t1969: 7,433,658 t1971: 11,492,784 t1973: 6,807,532 t1975: 11,943,459 t1977: 12,770,376 t1979: 11,584,547 t1981: 18,405,300 t1983: 6,930,454 t1985: 11,491,140 t1987: 12,440,859 t1989: 15,814,304 t1991: 11,589,928 t1993: 13,165,566 t1995: 7,881,330 t1997: 13,801,590 t1999: 10,453,144 t2001: 11,198,225 t2003: 12,139,376 t2005: 14,528,303 t2007: 9,754,786 t2009: 14,888,594 t2011: 13,302,013 t2013: 14,489,399 t2015: 12,906,728 t2017: 20,054,921 t2019: 14,115,184 t2021: 19,707,776 t2023: 19,474,374 t
Change over the period: +12.4M (+175.4%) Average annual rate: 1.65 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 19.47M t
World 3.12B t
Cereal production — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 19.47M +942,025 +5.08%
2022 18.53M −1.18M −5.96%
2021 19.71M +467,434 +2.43%
2020 19.24M +5.13M +36.31%
2019 14.12M −1.96M −12.18%
2018 16.07M −3.98M −19.85%
2017 20.05M +9.24M +85.46%
2016 10.81M −2.09M −16.22%
2015 12.91M −4.11M −24.15%
2014 17.02M +2.53M +17.44%
2013 14.49M −455,595 −3.05%
2012 14.94M +1.64M +12.35%
2011 13.3M −1.83M −12.08%
2010 15.13M +240,640 +1.62%
2009 14.89M −734,610 −4.7%
2008 15.62M +5.87M +60.16%
2007 9.75M −83,033 −0.84%
2006 9.84M −4.69M −32.29%
2005 14.53M +2.17M +17.55%
2004 12.36M +220,395 +1.82%
2003 12.14M −1.25M −9.34%
2002 13.39M +2.19M +19.57%
2001 11.2M −3.76M −25.14%
2000 14.96M +4.51M +43.1%
1999 10.45M −206,402 −1.94%
1998 10.66M −3.14M −22.77%
1997 13.8M −425,342 −2.99%
1996 14.23M +6.35M +80.51%
1995 7.88M −8.58M −52.14%
1994 16.47M +3.3M +25.07%
1993 13.17M +7.87M +148.44%
1992 5.3M −6.29M −54.28%
1991 11.59M −472,939 −3.92%
1990 12.06M −3.75M −23.72%
1989 15.81M +3.11M +24.46%
1988 12.71M +265,241 +2.13%
1987 12.44M +404,562 +3.36%
1986 12.04M +545,157 +4.74%
1985 11.49M +3.18M +38.27%
1984 8.31M +1.38M +19.91%
1983 6.93M −5.11M −42.44%
1982 12.04M −6.36M −34.58%
1981 18.41M +4.61M +33.4%
1980 13.8M +2.21M +19.09%
1979 11.58M −1.67M −12.57%
1978 13.25M +479,240 +3.75%
1977 12.77M +2.09M +19.52%
1976 10.68M −1.26M −10.54%
1975 11.94M −2.2M −15.53%
1974 14.14M +7.33M +107.71%
1973 6.81M −5.51M −44.75%
1972 12.32M +828,174 +7.21%
1971 11.49M +3.04M +35.89%
1970 8.46M +1.02M +13.77%
1969 7.43M +81,066 +1.1%
1968 7.35M −4.92M −40.07%
1967 12.27M +5.74M +87.81%
1966 6.53M +376,079 +6.11%
1965 6.16M +4,822 +0.08%
1964 6.15M −1.63M −20.96%
1963 7.78M +365,696 +4.93%
1962 7.42M +346,536 +4.9%
1961 7.07M

About the indicator

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.

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