Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0931 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0931 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.1477 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 tonnes per person, in 1965.
That places South Africa 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +201.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -68.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0526 tonnes per person | +1067.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | -39.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -83.1% |
| 1969 | 0.021 tonnes per person | +292.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -53.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +36.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +121.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -35.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0499 tonnes per person | +294.7% |
| 1984 | 0.101 tonnes per person | +102.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | -75.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -24.9% |
| 1989 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +85.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | +43.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1176 tonnes per person | +216.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | -49.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | -47.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | +73.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | +122.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0706 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0469 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0851 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1022 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0928 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.092 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.076 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1477 tonnes per person | +94.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1031 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1003 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1006 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0931 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0931 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 54% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0931 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +1067.9% | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0526 tonnes per person |
| 1983 | +294.7% | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.0499 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +292.2% | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0187 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0526 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.029 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.101 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.048 tonnes per person | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 0.1176 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0512 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person | 0.0706 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0961 tonnes per person | 0.0608 tonnes per person | 0.1477 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.089 tonnes per person | 0.0839 tonnes per person | 0.0931 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Africa?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Africa was 0.0931 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1477 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 tonnes per person in 1965.
- How does South Africa rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.