Wheat and products — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Wheat and products — Production was 2,106 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat and products — Production in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2,106 1000 t for wheat and products — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — production in South Africa peaked at 2,337 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,473 1000 t, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 39th of 110 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.
Wheat and products — Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,473 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,057 1000 t | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 1,993 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,944 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,814 1000 t | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1,498 1000 t | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 1,968 1000 t | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 1,594 1000 t | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 1,926 1000 t | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 1,597 1000 t | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 2,185 1000 t | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 2,337 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 2,145 1000 t | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 2,106 1000 t | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,786 1000 t | 1,473 1000 t | 2,057 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,193 1000 t | 2,106 1000 t | 2,337 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)
- 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 wheat and products — production in South Africa?
- Wheat and products — production in South Africa was 2,106 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,337 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,473 1000 t in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for wheat and products — production?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Wheat and products — 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.