Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value in South Africa
South Africa: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value was 2.87 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — gross production value in South Africa stood at 2.87 million 1000 USD.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value in South Africa peaked at 3.82 million 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 519,354 1000 USD, in 1992.
South Africa ranks 10th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 million 1000 USD | 519,354 1000 USD | 1.40 million 1000 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million 1000 USD | 800,746 1000 USD | 2.56 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million 1000 USD | 1.76 million 1000 USD | 2.91 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 million 1000 USD | 2.32 million 1000 USD | 3.82 million 1000 USD | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (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 in South Africa?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value in South Africa was 2.87 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 million 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 519,354 1000 USD in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for maize (corn) — gross production value?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (current thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.