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Rice production in South Africa

Rice production in South Africa was 3,082 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 103rd highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes3,082 Estimated
Change on 20230%
Rank103rd of 135Countries ranked
Series high3,3002007
Series low1,8141963

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Rice production in South Africa, 1961 to 2024

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019611971198119912001201120241961: 2,540 tonnes1962: 2,177 tonnes1963: 1,814 tonnes1964: 1,900 tonnes1965: 2,000 tonnes1966: 2,000 tonnes1967: 2,000 tonnes1968: 2,000 tonnes1969: 2,000 tonnes1970: 2,000 tonnes1971: 2,000 tonnes1972: 3,000 tonnes1973: 3,000 tonnes1974: 3,000 tonnes1975: 3,000 tonnes1976: 3,000 tonnes1977: 3,000 tonnes1978: 3,000 tonnes1979: 3,000 tonnes1980: 3,000 tonnes1981: 3,000 tonnes1982: 3,000 tonnes1983: 3,000 tonnes1984: 3,000 tonnes1985: 3,000 tonnes1986: 3,000 tonnes1987: 3,000 tonnes1988: 3,000 tonnes1989: 3,000 tonnes1990: 2,260 tonnes1991: 3,050 tonnes1992: 3,051 tonnes1993: 3,052 tonnes1994: 3,054 tonnes1995: 3,055 tonnes1996: 3,056 tonnes1997: 3,058 tonnes1998: 3,029 tonnes1999: 2,900 tonnes2000: 3,000 tonnes2001: 3,200 tonnes2002: 3,000 tonnes2003: 3,200 tonnes2004: 3,123 tonnes2005: 3,119 tonnes2006: 3,118 tonnes2007: 3,300 tonnes2008: 3,000 tonnes2009: 3,067 tonnes2010: 3,064 tonnes2011: 3,067 tonnes2012: 3,000 tonnes2013: 3,000 tonnes2014: 3,057 tonnes2015: 3,074 tonnes2016: 3,077 tonnes2017: 3,079 tonnes2018: 3,080 tonnes2019: 3,080 tonnes2020: 3,080 tonnes2021: 3,081 tonnes2022: 3,081 tonnes2023: 3,082 tonnes2024: 3,082 tonnes1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019611983200520241961: 2,540 tonnes1962: 2,177 tonnes1963: 1,814 tonnes1964: 1,900 tonnes1965: 2,000 tonnes1966: 2,000 tonnes1967: 2,000 tonnes1968: 2,000 tonnes1969: 2,000 tonnes1970: 2,000 tonnes1971: 2,000 tonnes1972: 3,000 tonnes1973: 3,000 tonnes1974: 3,000 tonnes1975: 3,000 tonnes1976: 3,000 tonnes1977: 3,000 tonnes1978: 3,000 tonnes1979: 3,000 tonnes1980: 3,000 tonnes1981: 3,000 tonnes1982: 3,000 tonnes1983: 3,000 tonnes1984: 3,000 tonnes1985: 3,000 tonnes1986: 3,000 tonnes1987: 3,000 tonnes1988: 3,000 tonnes1989: 3,000 tonnes1990: 2,260 tonnes1991: 3,050 tonnes1992: 3,051 tonnes1993: 3,052 tonnes1994: 3,054 tonnes1995: 3,055 tonnes1996: 3,056 tonnes1997: 3,058 tonnes1998: 3,029 tonnes1999: 2,900 tonnes2000: 3,000 tonnes2001: 3,200 tonnes2002: 3,000 tonnes2003: 3,200 tonnes2004: 3,123 tonnes2005: 3,119 tonnes2006: 3,118 tonnes2007: 3,300 tonnes2008: 3,000 tonnes2009: 3,067 tonnes2010: 3,064 tonnes2011: 3,067 tonnes2012: 3,000 tonnes2013: 3,000 tonnes2014: 3,057 tonnes2015: 3,074 tonnes2016: 3,077 tonnes2017: 3,079 tonnes2018: 3,080 tonnes2019: 3,080 tonnes2020: 3,080 tonnes2021: 3,081 tonnes2022: 3,081 tonnes2023: 3,082 tonnes2024: 3,082 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20243,082 Estimated
20233,082 Estimated
20223,081 Estimated
20213,081 Estimated
20203,080 Estimated
20193,080 Estimated
20183,080 Estimated
20173,079 Estimated
20163,077 Estimated
20153,074 Estimated
20143,057 Estimated
20133,000 Estimated
20123,000 Estimated
20113,067 Estimated
20103,064 Estimated
20093,067 Estimated
20083,000
20073,300 Estimated
20063,118 Estimated
20053,119 Estimated
20043,123 Estimated
20033,200 Estimated
20023,000
20013,200 Estimated
20003,000 Estimated
19992,900 Estimated
19983,029 Estimated
19973,058 Estimated
19963,056 Estimated
19953,055 Estimated
19943,054 Estimated
19933,052 Estimated
19923,051 Estimated
19913,050 Estimated
19902,260 Estimated
19893,000 Estimated
19883,000 Estimated
19873,000 Estimated
19863,000 Estimated
19853,000 Estimated
19843,000 Estimated
19833,000 Estimated
19823,000 Estimated
19813,000 Estimated
19803,000 Estimated
19793,000 Estimated
19783,000 Estimated
19773,000 Estimated
19763,000
19753,000
19743,000
19733,000
19723,000 Estimated
19712,000 Estimated
19702,000 Estimated
19692,000 Estimated
19682,000 Estimated
19672,000 Estimated
19662,000 Estimated
19652,000 Estimated
19641,900 Estimated
19631,814
19622,177
19612,540

South Africa compared with nearby places

Afghanistan: 654,000 tonnesAngola: 48,340 tonnesArgentina: 1,264,770 tonnesAustralia: 619,180 tonnesAzerbaijan: 15,291 tonnesBangladesh: 60,570,453 tonnesBelgium: 0 tonnesBurkina Faso: 513,234 tonnesBulgaria: 65,840 tonnesBurundi: 136,000 tonnesBenin: 500,605 tonnesBrunei: 3,612 tonnesBolivia: 434,028 tonnesBrazil: 10,671,490 tonnesBhutan: 41,537 tonnesBelize: 16,777 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,940,592 tonnesCentral African Republic: 52,868 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 1,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 2,381,129 tonnesChile: 118,673 tonnesCameroon: 345,583 tonnesChina: 207,530,000 tonnesColombia: 2,823,000 tonnesCosta Rica: 64,214 tonnesCuba: 84,331 tonnesCyprus: 0 tonnesCzechia: 0 tonnesGermany: 0 tonnesDenmark: 0 tonnesDominican Republic: 958,000 tonnesAlgeria: 313 tonnesEcuador: 1,560,200 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 6,430,000 tonnesSpain: 605,820 tonnesEthiopia: 282,720 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 8,598 tonnesFrance: 71,960 tonnesGabon: 1,762 tonnesGhana: 1,721,200 tonnesGambia: 52,548 tonnesGuinea: 3,680,000 tonnesGreece: 250,090 tonnesGuatemala: 31,700 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 243,900 tonnesGuyana: 1,115,800 tonnesHonduras: 23,433 tonnesCroatia: 0 tonnesHaiti: 135,000 tonnesHungary: 8,560 tonnesIndonesia: 53,142,727 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIndia: 217,867,864 tonnesIraq: 227,508 tonnesIran: 3,478,820 tonnesItaly: 1,448,760 tonnesJamaica: 0 tonnesJapan: 10,142,000 tonnesKenya: 282,152 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 48,092 tonnesCambodia: 14,200,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,250,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 4,783,114 tonnesKazakhstan: 512,982 tonnesLaos: 3,750,740 tonnesSri Lanka: 4,698,453 tonnesLiberia: 322,400 tonnesLithuania: 0 tonnesLuxembourg: 0 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesMorocco: 6,006 tonnesMadagascar: 4,970,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 18,608 tonnesMali: 2,756,344 tonnesMyanmar: 27,650,000 tonnesMauritania: 431,700 tonnesMauritius: 0 tonnesMalawi: 127,000 tonnesMexico: 219,588 tonnesMalaysia: 2,102,960 tonnesMozambique: 169,311 tonnesNiger: 164,768 tonnesNigeria: 9,129,900 tonnesNetherlands: 0 tonnesNepal: 5,955,500 tonnesPanama: 371,000 tonnesPeru: 3,640,432 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 883 tonnesPhilippines: 19,087,135 tonnesPakistan: 14,585,231 tonnesPoland: 0 tonnesPuerto Rico: 3,498 tonnesPortugal: 172,120 tonnesParaguay: 1,051,752 tonnesRomania: 14,400 tonnesRussia: 1,258,900 tonnesRwanda: 141,932 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 1,006 tonnesSolomon Islands: 2,756 tonnesSudan: 27,818 tonnesSweden: 0 tonnesSlovenia: 0 tonnesSlovakia: 0 tonnesSierra Leone: 1,390,800 tonnesSenegal: 1,580,000 tonnesSomalia: 2,000 tonnesSuriname: 225,923 tonnesSouth Sudan: 38,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 11,000 tonnesEswatini: 1,000 tonnesChad: 347,187 tonnesTogo: 180,200 tonnesThailand: 33,551,337 tonnesTajikistan: 163,549 tonnesTimor-Leste: 62,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 85,536 tonnesTürkiye: 1,019,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 784 tonnesTaiwan: 1,643,000 tonnesTanzania: 4,052,141 tonnesUkraine: 15,000 tonnesUganda: 300,000 tonnesUnited States: 10,075,780 tonnesUruguay: 1,305,900 tonnesUzbekistan: 383,564 tonnesVenezuela: 611,475 tonnesVietnam: 43,450,449 tonnesSouth Africa: 3,082 tonnesZambia: 24,566 tonnesZimbabwe: 74 tonnes
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Rice production, 2024, tonnes. South Africa is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice production, South Africa, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, South Africa, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/south-africa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice production, South Africa, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/south-africa.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, South Africa, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/south-africa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the rice production in South Africa?

Rice production in South Africa was 3,082 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 103rd highest of 135 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest rice production in South Africa?

3,300 tonnes in 2007, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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