Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in South Africa
South Africa: Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0387 1000 USD 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 USD per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0387 1000 USD per person for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 0.0939 1000 USD per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 1000 USD per person, in 1992.
That places South Africa 21st out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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) … capita US in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0603 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0667 1000 USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0658 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0449 1000 USD per person | -31.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0465 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0505 1000 USD per person | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.093 1000 USD per person | +84.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0493 1000 USD per person | -47.0% |
| 1969 | 0.048 1000 USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0535 1000 USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0726 1000 USD per person | +35.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0778 1000 USD per person | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0333 1000 USD per person | -57.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0855 1000 USD per person | +156.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0686 1000 USD per person | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0549 1000 USD per person | -19.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0696 1000 USD per person | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0706 1000 USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0571 1000 USD per person | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0721 1000 USD per person | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0939 1000 USD per person | +30.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0535 1000 USD per person | -43.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0259 1000 USD per person | -51.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0273 1000 USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0464 1000 USD per person | +70.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0458 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0407 1000 USD per person | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0384 1000 USD per person | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0607 1000 USD per person | +58.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0434 1000 USD per person | -28.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0398 1000 USD per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0149 1000 USD per person | -62.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0445 1000 USD per person | +199.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0581 1000 USD per person | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0211 1000 USD per person | -63.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0434 1000 USD per person | +106.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0428 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0321 1000 USD per person | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 1000 USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0467 1000 USD per person | +42.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 1000 USD per person | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0404 1000 USD per person | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0386 1000 USD per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0382 1000 USD per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0456 1000 USD per person | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 1000 USD per person | -41.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 1000 USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0479 1000 USD per person | +76.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0449 1000 USD per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0472 1000 USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0377 1000 USD per person | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0434 1000 USD per person | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0416 1000 USD per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0494 1000 USD per person | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0361 1000 USD per person | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 1000 USD per person | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0587 1000 USD per person | +112.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0431 1000 USD per person | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0382 1000 USD per person | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0504 1000 USD per person | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0511 1000 USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0478 1000 USD per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0501 1000 USD per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0387 1000 USD per person | -22.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0387 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0137 1000 USD per person, 2.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0387 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0154 1000 USD per person, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US 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% | 0.0149 1000 USD per person | 0.0445 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0583 1000 USD per person | 0.0449 1000 USD per person | 0.093 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0643 1000 USD per person | 0.0333 1000 USD per person | 0.0855 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0505 1000 USD per person | 0.0259 1000 USD per person | 0.0939 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0373 1000 USD per person | 0.0149 1000 USD per person | 0.0581 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0388 1000 USD per person | 0.0267 1000 USD per person | 0.0479 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0423 1000 USD per person | 0.0277 1000 USD per person | 0.0587 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0476 1000 USD per person | 0.0387 1000 USD per person | 0.0511 1000 USD 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 0.0387 1000 USD 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 0.0939 1000 USD 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 0.0149 1000 USD per person in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 119 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.