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South Africa Maize Production

12.85M tas of 2024-21.8% vs 2023

Annual maize production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT). Source: FAOSTAT AGRICULTURE. Retrieved October 3, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · FAOSTAT

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodMaize Production
202412.85M t
202316.43M t
202215.47M t
202116.32M t
202015.84M t
201911.82M t
201813.1M t
201717.55M t
20168.21M t
201510.63M t
201414.25M t
201311.81M t

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ZA&metric_key=maize_production_tonnes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Maize Production across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryMaize ProductionPeriod
Nigeria11.16M t2024
Kenya4.02M t2024
Egypt7.21M t2024
Ghana3.79M t2024
Ethiopia11.7M t2024
Tanzania10.08M t2024

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