Rice and products — Processing in South Africa
South Africa: Rice and products — Processing was 86 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice and products — Processing in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice and products — processing in South Africa is 86 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — processing in South Africa peaked at 228 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54 1000 t, in 2022.
South Africa ranks 26th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Rice and products — Processing in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 96 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 73 1000 t | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 107 1000 t | +46.6% |
| 2013 | 102 1000 t | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 85 1000 t | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 77 1000 t | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 77 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 228 1000 t | +196.1% |
| 2018 | 150 1000 t | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 171 1000 t | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 101 1000 t | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 79 1000 t | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 54 1000 t | -31.6% |
| 2023 | 86 1000 t | +59.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 86 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.5 1000 t, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 86 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10 1000 t, 8.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice and products — Processing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +196.1% | 77 1000 t | 228 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 116.6 1000 t | 73 1000 t | 228 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 1000 t | 54 1000 t | 101 1000 t | 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 rice and products — processing in South Africa?
- Rice and products — processing in South Africa was 86 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 228 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest rice and products — processing recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 1000 t in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for rice and products — processing?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 77 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — processing rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Rice and products — Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.