Cereal yield in South Africa
Cereal farms in South Africa harvested 4,562 kg per hectare in 2024.
South Africa, 2024
4,562
Change from 2023
−20.0%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Median of G20 countries, 2024
5,003 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
51st of 176
Cereal yield in South Africa over time
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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,562 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 5,703 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 5,310 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 5,494 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 5,121 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 4,102 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 4,652 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 5,332 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 3,623 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 3,348 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 4,900 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 4,043 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 4,244 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 4,017 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 4,150 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 4,406 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 4,063 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 2,790 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 3,141 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 3,310 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 2,778 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 2,537 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 2,773 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 2,424 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 2,766 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −20.0% from 5,703 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4,900 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −6.9%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 51st highest value.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Agricultural land
79.4%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
11.2%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.02e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
57.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
3.28e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
46.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT