Vegetables — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Vegetables — Production was 2,731 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Vegetables — Production in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2,731 1000 t for vegetables — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables — production in South Africa peaked at 2,881 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,639 1000 t, in 2014.
That places South Africa 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Vegetables — Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,760 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,738 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,881 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 2,828 1000 t | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,639 1000 t | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 2,858 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 2,724 1000 t | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2,840 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2,704 1000 t | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2,730 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,819 1000 t | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,837 1000 t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,675 1000 t | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 2,731 1000 t | +2.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 2,731 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,070 1000 t, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 2,731 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 520.5 1000 t, 5.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,770 1000 t | 2,639 1000 t | 2,881 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,766 1000 t | 2,675 1000 t | 2,837 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 vegetables — production in South Africa?
- Vegetables — production in South Africa was 2,731 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables — production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,881 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest vegetables — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,639 1000 t in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for vegetables — production?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables — production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables — Production. 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.