Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in South Africa
South Africa: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) was 0.0403 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0403 1000 Int$ per person for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in South Africa peaked at 0.0977 1000 Int$ per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0155 1000 Int$ per person, in 1992.
South Africa ranks 16th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0628 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0694 1000 Int$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0685 1000 Int$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0467 1000 Int$ per person | -31.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0485 1000 Int$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0526 1000 Int$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0969 1000 Int$ per person | +84.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0513 1000 Int$ per person | -47.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0499 1000 Int$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0557 1000 Int$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0756 1000 Int$ per person | +35.9% |
| 1972 | 0.081 1000 Int$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0347 1000 Int$ per person | -57.1% |
| 1974 | 0.089 1000 Int$ per person | +156.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0714 1000 Int$ per person | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0572 1000 Int$ per person | -19.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0725 1000 Int$ per person | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0735 1000 Int$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0594 1000 Int$ per person | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0751 1000 Int$ per person | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0977 1000 Int$ per person | +30.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0558 1000 Int$ per person | -43.0% |
| 1983 | 0.027 1000 Int$ per person | -51.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0284 1000 Int$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0484 1000 Int$ per person | +70.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0477 1000 Int$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0424 1000 Int$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.04 1000 Int$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0632 1000 Int$ per person | +58.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0452 1000 Int$ per person | -28.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0415 1000 Int$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 1000 Int$ per person | -62.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0463 1000 Int$ per person | +199.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0606 1000 Int$ per person | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0219 1000 Int$ per person | -63.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0452 1000 Int$ per person | +106.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0446 1000 Int$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0334 1000 Int$ per person | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0341 1000 Int$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0487 1000 Int$ per person | +42.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0328 1000 Int$ per person | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0421 1000 Int$ per person | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0402 1000 Int$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0398 1000 Int$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0475 1000 Int$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0278 1000 Int$ per person | -41.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0283 1000 Int$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0499 1000 Int$ per person | +76.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0468 1000 Int$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0491 1000 Int$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0392 1000 Int$ per person | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0452 1000 Int$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0434 1000 Int$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0515 1000 Int$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0376 1000 Int$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0288 1000 Int$ per person | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0611 1000 Int$ per person | +112.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0449 1000 Int$ per person | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0398 1000 Int$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0525 1000 Int$ per person | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0532 1000 Int$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0498 1000 Int$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0522 1000 Int$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0403 1000 Int$ per person | -22.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0403 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0058 1000 Int$ per person, 6.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0403 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0077 1000 Int$ per person, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 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 | +199.1% | 0.0155 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0463 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0607 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0467 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0969 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.067 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0347 1000 Int$ per person | 0.089 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0526 1000 Int$ per person | 0.027 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0977 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0388 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0155 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0606 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0404 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0278 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0499 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0288 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0611 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0496 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0403 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0532 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
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 maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in South Africa?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in South Africa was 0.0403 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0977 1000 Int$ per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0155 1000 Int$ per person in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 145 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.