Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in South Africa
South Africa: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0098 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in South Africa stood at 0.0098 1000 USD per person.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in South Africa peaked at 0.0107 1000 USD per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 1000 USD per person, in 1962.
South Africa ranks 69th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0047 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 1000 USD per person | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 1000 USD per person | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.006 1000 USD per person | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 1000 USD per person | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.006 1000 USD per person | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 0.007 1000 USD per person | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 1000 USD per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 1000 USD per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 1000 USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 1000 USD per person | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.009 1000 USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 1000 USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 1000 USD per person | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 1000 USD per person | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 1000 USD per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 1000 USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 1000 USD per person | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 1000 USD per person | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.01 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 1000 USD per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | +7.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0098 1000 USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 1000 USD per person, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0098 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0052 1000 USD per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | 0.0046 1000 USD per person | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0067 1000 USD per person | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | 0.006 1000 USD per person | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 1000 USD per person | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | 0.0095 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | 0.0107 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | 0.0105 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 potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in South Africa?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in South Africa was 0.0098 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 1000 USD per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 1000 USD per person in 1962.
- How does South Africa rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- South Africa ranks 69th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.