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Maize Production rose 6.48% to 16,871 kt in South Africa in 2021

Maize Production (kt), 2021
Agriculture | South Africa | June 4, 2023
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Maize production rose 6.48% to 16,871 kt in South Africa in 2021, according to Faostat.

Historically, maize production in South Africa reached an all time high of 17,551 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 3,277 kt in 1992. When compared to South Africa's main peers, maize production in Botswana amounted to 67.4 kt, 90.0 kt in Lesotho, 91.9 kt in Namibia and 100 kt in Swaziland in 2021.

South Africa has been ranked 9th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Maize Production Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Angola kt 2,238 2,381 2,765 2,819 2,972
Botswana kt 15.1 12.3 24.6 7.28 61.9
Lesotho kt 19.2 173 110 24.6 21.8
Mozambique kt 1,217 1,224 1,407 1,452 1,632
Namibia kt 43.6 71.0 59.3 45.0 60.1
South Africa kt 8,214 17,551 13,104 11,824 15,844
Swaziland kt 33.0 84.0 113 95.0 87.0
Zambia kt 2,873 3,607 2,395 2,004 3,387
Zimbabwe kt 512 1,533 1,560 774 1,202