Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard in South Africa
South Africa: Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard was 0.0969 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard in South Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value standard in South Africa stood at 0.0969 million SLC per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value standard in South Africa peaked at 0.1103 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.03 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places South Africa 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.03 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0357 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0354 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0309 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0403 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0369 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.036 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0402 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0418 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0409 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.045 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0476 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0436 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0337 million SLC per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0375 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0452 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0481 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0494 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0507 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0582 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.054 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0577 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0418 million SLC per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0504 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0544 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0436 million SLC per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0541 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0545 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0517 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0549 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0574 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0555 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0592 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0596 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0601 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0618 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0584 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0601 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0718 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0704 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0702 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0716 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0729 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0761 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0845 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0814 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0772 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.092 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0924 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0864 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1018 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1094 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1103 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0969 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0368 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.03 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0418 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0459 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0337 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0582 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0517 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0418 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0577 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0614 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0555 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0718 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0805 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0702 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0924 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1046 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0969 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1103 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1071 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 110 Tajikistan 0.1058 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 111 Italy 0.1023 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 113 Kiribati 0.0958 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 114 Belgium 0.0928 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 115 Sudan 0.0866 million SLC per square kilometre compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 16.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0032 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 17.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value standard in South Africa?
- Value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value standard in South Africa was 0.0969 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value standard recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1103 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value standard recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value standard?
- South Africa ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value standard rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.