Rye — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Rye — Area harvested was 1,782 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rye — area harvested in South Africa is 1,782 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 131,000 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1,300 ha, in 2003.
South Africa ranks 43rd of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,556 ha | 50,000 ha | 131,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,800 ha | 20,000 ha | 35,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,700 ha | 26,000 ha | 90,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,011 ha | 16,276 ha | 65,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,855 ha | 1,300 ha | 4,334 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,963 ha | 1,569 ha | 2,299 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,781 ha | 1,777 ha | 1,787 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 40 Brazil 3,360 ha compare
- 41 North Macedonia 3,189 ha compare
- 42 Switzerland 1,970 ha compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,606 ha compare
- 45 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,600 ha compare
- 46 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,490 ha 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)
- 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 rye — area harvested in South Africa?
- Rye — area harvested in South Africa was 1,782 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 131,000 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 ha in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for rye — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.