Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in South Africa
South Africa: Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) was 0.0491 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in South Africa stood at 0.0491 1000 Int$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in South Africa peaked at 0.1214 1000 Int$ per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0251 1000 Int$ per person, in 1992.
South Africa ranks 64th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0817 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0833 1000 Int$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0854 1000 Int$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0656 1000 Int$ per person | -23.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0631 1000 Int$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0643 1000 Int$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1197 1000 Int$ per person | +86.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0694 1000 Int$ per person | -42.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0679 1000 Int$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0758 1000 Int$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0995 1000 Int$ per person | +31.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1046 1000 Int$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0563 1000 Int$ per person | -46.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1118 1000 Int$ per person | +98.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0931 1000 Int$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0814 1000 Int$ per person | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0938 1000 Int$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0945 1000 Int$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0814 1000 Int$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0932 1000 Int$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1214 1000 Int$ per person | +30.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0776 1000 Int$ per person | -36.1% |
| 1983 | 0.043 1000 Int$ per person | -44.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0497 1000 Int$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0654 1000 Int$ per person | +31.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0674 1000 Int$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0684 1000 Int$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.067 1000 Int$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0798 1000 Int$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0586 1000 Int$ per person | -26.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0564 1000 Int$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0251 1000 Int$ per person | -55.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0612 1000 Int$ per person | +144.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0746 1000 Int$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0356 1000 Int$ per person | -52.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0632 1000 Int$ per person | +77.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0604 1000 Int$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 1000 Int$ per person | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0447 1000 Int$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.064 1000 Int$ per person | +43.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0472 1000 Int$ per person | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0565 1000 Int$ per person | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0502 1000 Int$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0507 1000 Int$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.059 1000 Int$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 1000 Int$ per person | -33.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0392 1000 Int$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0619 1000 Int$ per person | +57.8% |
| 2009 | 0.058 1000 Int$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0574 1000 Int$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0504 1000 Int$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0556 1000 Int$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0533 1000 Int$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0612 1000 Int$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0455 1000 Int$ per person | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0385 1000 Int$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0692 1000 Int$ per person | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0545 1000 Int$ per person | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0477 1000 Int$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0635 1000 Int$ per person | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0593 1000 Int$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0616 1000 Int$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0491 1000 Int$ per person | -20.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0491 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0344 1000 Int$ per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0491 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0225 1000 Int$ per person, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +144.2% | 0.0251 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0612 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0778 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0631 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1197 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0892 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0563 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1118 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0733 1000 Int$ per person | 0.043 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1214 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0526 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0251 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0746 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0526 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0392 1000 Int$ per person | 0.064 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0533 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0385 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0692 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0595 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0491 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0641 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 61 Burkina Faso 0.0542 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 62 Guinea-Bissau 0.0525 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 63 Mexico 0.0516 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 0.0484 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 66 Benin 0.0475 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 67 Ecuador 0.0474 1000 Int$ per person 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 cereals, primary — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in South Africa?
- Cereals, primary — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in South Africa was 0.0491 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1214 1000 Int$ per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0251 1000 Int$ per person in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for cereals, primary — gross production value (constant 2014-2016)?
- South Africa ranks 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.