Rye — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Rye — Yield was 1,099 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — yield in South Africa stood at 1,099 kg/ha.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — yield in South Africa peaked at 1,175 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.3 kg/ha, in 1989.
South Africa ranks 59th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 177.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 129.6 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 1963 | 193.5 kg/ha | +49.3% |
| 1964 | 174.4 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 84.9 kg/ha | -51.3% |
| 1966 | 61.2 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 1967 | 97 kg/ha | +58.5% |
| 1968 | 63.6 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 1969 | 73.7 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 291.7 kg/ha | +295.8% |
| 1971 | 240 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 212.1 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 187.5 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 142.9 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 142.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 200 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1978 | 150 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 181.8 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 133.3 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1981 | 194.4 kg/ha | +45.8% |
| 1982 | 212.1 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 187.5 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 200 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 76.9 kg/ha | -61.5% |
| 1986 | 71.4 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 76.9 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 55.6 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1989 | 33.3 kg/ha | -40.1% |
| 1990 | 50 kg/ha | +50.2% |
| 1991 | 61.5 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 58.8 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 66.7 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 63.8 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 63.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.7 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 80 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 75 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 184.3 kg/ha | +145.7% |
| 2000 | 276.9 kg/ha | +50.2% |
| 2001 | 377.4 kg/ha | +36.3% |
| 2002 | 466.7 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 176.9 kg/ha | -62.1% |
| 2004 | 310 kg/ha | +75.2% |
| 2005 | 636.4 kg/ha | +105.3% |
| 2006 | 882.4 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 885.7 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 838.7 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 825.1 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 889.7 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 940.9 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 992 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1,043 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,097 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1,175 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,098 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1,076 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,113 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,096 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,095 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,101 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,097 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,098 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,099 kg/ha | +0.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 1,099 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,845 kg/ha, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +295.8% | 73.7 kg/ha | 291.7 kg/ha |
| 1999 | +145.7% | 75 kg/ha | 184.3 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +105.3% | 310 kg/ha | 636.4 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.3 kg/ha | 61.2 kg/ha | 193.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 189.18 kg/ha | 142.9 kg/ha | 291.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 124.14 kg/ha | 33.3 kg/ha | 212.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.62 kg/ha | 50 kg/ha | 184.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 567.62 kg/ha | 176.9 kg/ha | 885.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,052 kg/ha | 889.7 kg/ha | 1,175 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,098 kg/ha | 1,095 kg/ha | 1,101 kg/ha | 5 |
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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 rye — yield in South Africa?
- Rye — yield in South Africa was 1,099 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,175 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest rye — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3 kg/ha in 1989.
- How does South Africa rank for rye — yield?
- South Africa ranks 59th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.