Buckwheat — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Buckwheat — Production was 223.78 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Buckwheat — Production in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for buckwheat — production in South Africa is 223.78 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buckwheat — production in South Africa peaked at 20,409 t in 1968 and was at its lowest, 142 t, in 1988.
That places South Africa 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Buckwheat — Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15,000 t | +36.4% |
| 1965 | 12,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 10,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 10,833 t | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 20,409 t | +88.4% |
| 1969 | 20,400 t | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,697 t | -86.8% |
| 1971 | 6,700 t | +148.4% |
| 1972 | 3,910 t | -41.6% |
| 1973 | 2,880 t | -26.3% |
| 1974 | 11,863 t | +311.9% |
| 1975 | 17,896 t | +50.9% |
| 1976 | 3,015 t | -83.2% |
| 1977 | 2,690 t | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 8,400 t | +212.3% |
| 1979 | 5,720 t | -31.9% |
| 1980 | 2,880 t | -49.7% |
| 1981 | 2,771 t | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 871 t | -68.6% |
| 1983 | 572 t | -34.3% |
| 1984 | 492 t | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 1,037 t | +110.8% |
| 1986 | 1,051 t | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 954 t | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 142 t | -85.1% |
| 1989 | 300 t | +111.3% |
| 1990 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 293.19 t | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 290.86 t | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 288.54 t | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 286.2 t | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 283.87 t | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 281.52 t | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 279.17 t | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 276.82 t | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 250 t | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 300 t | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 271.87 t | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 269.44 t | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 266.98 t | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 264.5 t | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 262 t | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 259.47 t | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 256.89 t | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 254.31 t | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 251.69 t | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 249.05 t | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 235 t | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 240 t | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 250 t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 240.54 t | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 236.76 t | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 234.19 t | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 231.77 t | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 229.36 t | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 226.96 t | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 224.48 t | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 222.68 t | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 224.71 t | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 223.96 t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 223.78 t | -0.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 223.78 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,492 t, 0% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buckwheat — Production 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +311.9% | 2,880 t | 11,863 t |
| 1978 | +212.3% | 2,690 t | 8,400 t |
| 1971 | +148.4% | 2,697 t | 6,700 t |
| 1989 | +111.3% | 142 t | 300 t |
| 1985 | +110.8% | 492 t | 1,037 t |
| 1968 | +88.4% | 10,833 t | 20,409 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,516 t | 10,000 t | 20,409 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,577 t | 2,690 t | 17,896 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,107 t | 142 t | 2,880 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 283.02 t | 250 t | 300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 265.72 t | 251.69 t | 300 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 237.36 t | 226.96 t | 250 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 223.92 t | 222.68 t | 224.71 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 668 t compare
- 24 Croatia 624 t compare
- 25 Slovakia 367 t compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 140 t compare
- 28 Georgia 114.15 t compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 13 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buckwheat — production in South Africa?
- Buckwheat — production in South Africa was 223.78 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buckwheat — production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20,409 t in 1968.
- What is the lowest buckwheat — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 t in 1988.
- How does South Africa rank for buckwheat — production?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buckwheat — production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buckwheat — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.