South Africa - Land under cereal production
Land under cereal production (hectares)
The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in South Africa was 3,034,761 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,497,800 in 1972 and a minimum value of 2,671,222 in 2016.
Definition: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,092,600 |
| 1962 | 6,207,500 |
| 1963 | 6,612,300 |
| 1964 | 6,389,300 |
| 1965 | 6,412,300 |
| 1966 | 6,120,300 |
| 1967 | 6,877,300 |
| 1968 | 6,961,300 |
| 1969 | 6,772,300 |
| 1970 | 6,855,800 |
| 1971 | 7,360,800 |
| 1972 | 7,497,800 |
| 1973 | 6,419,660 |
| 1974 | 7,239,600 |
| 1975 | 7,115,150 |
| 1976 | 7,382,900 |
| 1977 | 7,022,050 |
| 1978 | 6,798,620 |
| 1979 | 6,959,520 |
| 1980 | 6,631,630 |
| 1981 | 6,717,500 |
| 1982 | 7,087,000 |
| 1983 | 6,950,000 |
| 1984 | 7,314,000 |
| 1985 | 7,019,500 |
| 1986 | 7,355,500 |
| 1987 | 7,427,500 |
| 1988 | 7,262,900 |
| 1989 | 6,722,900 |
| 1990 | 6,156,932 |
| 1991 | 5,685,647 |
| 1992 | 5,352,315 |
| 1993 | 5,928,140 |
| 1994 | 6,184,004 |
| 1995 | 5,294,961 |
| 1996 | 5,489,640 |
| 1997 | 5,834,396 |
| 1998 | 4,690,000 |
| 1999 | 4,590,484 |
| 2000 | 5,260,171 |
| 2001 | 4,420,161 |
| 2002 | 4,706,204 |
| 2003 | 4,659,074 |
| 2004 | 4,329,495 |
| 2005 | 4,283,072 |
| 2006 | 3,009,317 |
| 2007 | 3,407,418 |
| 2008 | 3,775,240 |
| 2009 | 3,307,450 |
| 2010 | 3,542,031 |
| 2011 | 3,218,442 |
| 2012 | 3,430,267 |
| 2013 | 3,500,995 |
| 2014 | 3,391,585 |
| 2015 | 3,362,235 |
| 2016 | 2,671,222 |
| 2017 | 3,342,279 |
| 2018 | 3,034,761 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Agricultural production
