Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0009 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
97th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0013 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0009 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.0009 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 97th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3327 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 94 Gabon 0.0024 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Somalia 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Papua New Guinea 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Saudi Arabia 0.0002 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Algeria 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Albania 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Belgium 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Cyprus 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Czechia 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Germany 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Denmark 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Estonia 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Finland 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Croatia 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Ireland 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Jamaica 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Lithuania 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Luxembourg 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Latvia 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Malta 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Mauritius 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Poland 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Slovakia 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Slovenia 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Sweden 0 ha per square kilometre
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per square kilometre compare
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 — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.