This edition of the Abstract of Agricultural Statistics contains South African agricultural statistics of major importance that were available up to December 2017. The "Abstract" contains meaningful information on, inter alia, field crops, horticulture, livestock, important indicators and the contribution of agriculture.

A 2017 national SAM for South Africa which incorporates details about regional accounts for agricultural activities, labour and households comprises of 230 accounts: 106 commodities (of which 6 are agricultural commodities), 87 are industries (of which agricultural industries are divide into irrigation and non-irrigation), 1 transactions account, 1 account for capital, 2 accounts for land, 13 accounts for labour, 13 accounts for households, 1 enterprise, 4 taxes accounts, 1 account for government, 1 account for investment/savings, change inventories and 1 international trade (rest of the world) account.T

The Twentieth Century Crop Statistics, 1900-2017 data set consists of national or subnational maize and wheat production, yield, and harvested area statistics for all available years for the period 1900-2017. It combines a new digitization of crop statistics from Italy, Spain, Indonesia, China, Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, Sweden, and Morocco with existing, publicly available, digitized data sets from India, Australia, the United States, Canada, Southern Brazil, Argentina, England, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, and South Africa. All Units are converted to hectares (ha) for Units of harvested areas, tonnes for Units of production, and tonnes/ha for Units of yield. A ratio of 1/36.744 is used to convert wheat bushels to tonnes, and a value of 1/39.368 is used to convert maize bushels to tonnes. In all cases, the Harvest_year reported in the data set is the harvest year for the crop.

Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Volume: NR: SIR: South Africa data was reported at 21,007.000 Ton in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,579.000 Ton for 2016. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Volume: NR: SIR: South Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 24,000.000 Ton from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,292.000 Ton in 2013 and a record low of 19,324.000 Ton in 2005. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Volume: NR: SIR: South Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table ID.RID006: Agricultural Trade: Export: Rubber: Volume: by Country.

Using a variety of inputs, IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM, also known as MapSPAM) uses a cross-entropy approach to make plausible estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. Moving the data from coarser units such as countries and sub-national provinces, to finer units such as grid cells, reveals spatial patterns of crop performance, creating Africa South of the Sahara-wide grid-scape at the confluence between geography and agricultural production systems. Improving spatial understanding of crop production systems allows policymakers and donors to better target agricultural and rural development policies and investments, increasing food security and growth with minimal environmental impacts. (2020-12-21)

The data set were generated through on-farm field trials that were established in Maluti-a-Phofung municipality, situated in the eastern Free State province of South Africa as part of a project entitled" Innovations in Technology, Institutional and Extension Approaches towards Sustainable Agriculture and enhanced Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (Acronym-InnovAfrica)". This project was implemented by a consortium of 16 institutions from Africa and Europe continents across six African countries (viz. Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania) from June 2017 to November 2021. Farmer-led trials were established for three planting seasons (2017/2018 to 2019/2020) to demonstrate, test and upscale the best-bet sustainable agricultural intensification practices for improved food and nutrition security in smallholder settings.

In the years between 2003 and 2017, Nigeria attracted ************ U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI), representing the leading country of destination of foreign investment on the continent. Moreover, FDI in Egypt had a value of *** billion U.S. dollars, while Cameroon and South Africa followed with *** billion U.S. dollars each. In the same period, Western Africa attracted the highest value of FDI, exceeding ************* U.S. dollars.

Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Value: NR: RSS: South Africa data was reported at 0.297 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.391 USD mn for 2016. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Value: NR: RSS: South Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 0.788 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.543 USD mn in 2007 and a record low of 0.247 USD mn in 2012. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Value: NR: RSS: South Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table ID.RID005: Agricultural Trade: Export: Rubber: Value: by Country.

Land data on the number of land transactions (pieces of land sold), land transactions by colour and price per hectare.

In 2023, the value added by agriculture, forestry, and fishing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in South Africa decreased by **** percent from the previous year, indictaing the biggest drop in value in the years observed. During the period under review, the indicator fluctuated, peaking in 2017 at **** percent year-on-year growth.

In 2023, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry in South Africa contributed an added value of nearly ***** billion South African Rand (roughly **** billion U.S. dollars) to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This presents an decrease from the previous year, when it reached approximately ***** billion Rand (around **** billion U.S. dollars).

South Africa Imports of agricultural for soil preparation from Philippines was US$217 during 2017, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports of agricultural for soil preparation from Philippines - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

South Africa Imports from Mali of Agricultural for Soil Preparation was US$488 during 2017, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from Mali of Agricultural for Soil Preparation - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Value: NR: SIR: South Africa data was reported at 36.001 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.949 USD mn for 2016. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Value: NR: SIR: South Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 45.004 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 125.410 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 24.949 USD mn in 2016. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Rubber: Value: NR: SIR: South Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table ID.RID005: Agricultural Trade: Export: Rubber: Value: by Country.

In the years between 2003 and 2017, Western Africa received over ************* U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI), representing the leading destination of foreign investment in food and agriculture on the continent. Eastern and Northern Africa followed with approximately ************* and ************ U.S. dollars, respectively. In the same period, Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, and South Africa attracted the highest values of the FDI.

Libya Exports of agricultural for soil preparation to South Africa was US$281 during 2017, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Libya Exports of agricultural for soil preparation to South Africa - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

South Africa Imports of agricultural for soil preparation from Ecuador was US$5.78 Thousand during 2017, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports of agricultural for soil preparation from Ecuador - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

A data set was generated thorugh surveys to establish a baseline inforamtion for a project entitled "Innovations in Technology, Institutional and Extension Approaches towards Sustainable Agriculture and enhanced Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (Acronym - InnovAfrica)". The InnovAfrica is a consortium of 16 institutions comprising five institutions from Europe and eleven institutions from Africa and the project was implemented in six countries of eastern and southern Africa namely Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania from June 2017 to November 2021. Methods The baseline data was collected from 12 pilot sites (2 sites per country) with in the first 12 months of the project using structured questionnaire. Data was first collected using papper based printed questionnaire and later digitalized in KIPUS system (a smart data software).

South Africa ZA: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture data was reported at 17.716 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -10.237 % for 2016. South Africa ZA: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture data is updated yearly, averaging 2.810 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.376 % in 1974 and a record low of -27.260 % in 1992. South Africa ZA: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Annual Growth Rate. Annual growth rate for agricultural value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3 or 4.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data for OECD countries are based on ISIC, revision 4.

South Africa Imports of other agricultural, or poultry-keeping machinery from Belize was US$1.14 Thousand during 2017, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports of other agricultural, or poultry-keeping machinery from Belize - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.