South Africa - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in South Africa was 3,540,175 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,497,800 in 1972 and a minimum value of 2,989,334 in 2006.

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 5,677,879
1992 5,352,007
1993 5,929,403
1994 6,184,110
1995 5,279,370
1996 5,476,887
1997 5,820,816
1998 4,683,413
1999 4,582,830
2000 5,272,460
2001 4,415,933
2002 4,706,194
2003 4,657,404
2004 4,321,204
2005 4,277,873
2006 2,989,334
2007 3,404,275
2008 3,776,493
2009 3,303,386
2010 3,540,175

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production