Main crops produced in South Africa 2022, by production volume

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Natalie Cowling,
Apr 11, 2024
In 2022, sugar cane was the most highly produced agricultural crop in South Africa, with about 18 million metric tons harvested. Maize followed closely with the production amounting to 16.14 million metric tons. Potatoes and wheat ranked next with around 2.5 million and 2.1 million metric tons, respectively.

Production volume of main crops in South Africa in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)

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Release date

December 2023

Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

Figures are either "official data" or "FAO data based on imputation methodology".

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