Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Yield was 503.9 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — yield in South Africa stood at 503.9 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — yield in South Africa peaked at 666.7 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 495.6 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places South Africa 61st out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 602.4 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 602.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 602.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 602.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 602.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 602.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 606.1 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 606.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 606.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 606.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 606.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 606.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 606.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 602.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 602.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 495.6 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 590.7 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 602.3 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 606.2 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 606.1 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 606.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 605 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 603.3 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 600 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 598.7 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 597.3 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 595.2 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 625 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 610.4 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 613.4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 614.7 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 614.2 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 666.7 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 596.9 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 579.5 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 557.3 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 511.4 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 513.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 520.5 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 525.2 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 505.5 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 510.2 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 509 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 506 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 504.6 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 502.4 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 504.4 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 503.8 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 503.6 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 503.9 kg/ha | +0.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 503.9 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,607 kg/ha, 31% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 503.9 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 690.3 kg/ha, 73% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 600 kg/ha | 600 kg/ha | 600 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 601.2 kg/ha | 600 kg/ha | 602.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 604.99 kg/ha | 602.4 kg/ha | 606.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 591.42 kg/ha | 495.6 kg/ha | 606.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 611.33 kg/ha | 579.5 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 516.36 kg/ha | 504.6 kg/ha | 557.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 503.62 kg/ha | 502.4 kg/ha | 504.4 kg/ha | 5 |
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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 cereals n.e.c. — yield in South Africa?
- Cereals n.e.c. — yield in South Africa was 503.9 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 666.7 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 495.6 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — yield?
- South Africa ranks 61st out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.