The maize of South Africa

Agriculture Indicators
Area 3,001,800 Ha in 2022 FAO
Consumption 11 million metric tons in 2013 USDA
Production 5 timeseries
Stocks 3 timeseries
Yield 53,758 100 g/ha in 2022 FAO
Agriculture Agricultural Products
Oil Production 84,900 t in 2021 FAO
Foreign Trade
Exports 3 timeseries
Imports 3 timeseries
Africa (t in 2022)

Nigeria is the top country by maize among 48 countries. As of 2022, maize in Nigeria was 12.9 million t that accounts for 18.72% of total maize. The top 5 countries (others are Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Mali, and Malawi) account for 53.02% of it. The total maize was estimated at 69.2 million t in 2022.

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Nigeria 12,948,920 FAO
Ethiopia 10,200,000 FAO
United Republic of Tanzania 5,900,000 FAO
Mali 3,904,687 FAO
Malawi 3,717,000 FAO
Ghana 3,255,718 FAO
Angola 3,089,902 FAO
Kenya 3,087,000 FAO
Uganda 2,800,000 FAO
Zambia 2,706,243.46 FAO
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,283,672 FAO
Cameroon 2,200,000 FAO
Mozambique 1,951,981 FAO
Burkina Faso 1,810,276.28 FAO
Benin 1,619,605.06 FAO
Zimbabwe 1,500,000 FAO
Côte d'Ivoire 1,199,340 FAO
Togo 957,047 FAO
Guinea 814,706.25 FAO
Senegal 787,750 FAO
Rwanda 458,522.08 FAO
Chad 363,985 FAO
Burundi 280,000 FAO
South Sudan 219,300 FAO
Madagascar 215,000 FAO
Central African Republic 214,384 FAO
Eswatini 127,000 FAO
Namibia 98,824 FAO
Somalia 75,000 FAO
Lesotho 72,096 FAO
Gabon 44,956.59 FAO
Botswana 40,000 FAO
Morocco 35,783.2 FAO
Sierra Leone 25,000 FAO
Sudan 24,084.13 FAO
Guinea Bissau 20,328 FAO
Eritrea 20,000 FAO
Gambia 19,523 FAO
Comoros 19,185.83 FAO
Mauritania 17,896 FAO
Congo 13,000 FAO
Algeria 11,371.32 FAO
Niger 9,332.67 FAO
Libya 3,956.99 FAO
Mauritius 823 FAO
Sao Tome and Principe 531.85 FAO
Cabo Verde 221.6 FAO
Djibouti 18.27 FAO
Egypt 12 million metric tons in 2013 USDA + 1 other
South Africa 11 million metric tons in 2013 USDA + 1 other
Agriculture Crops Cereals
Barley 308,675 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Buckwheat 224.98 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Coarse Grain 2,530,327 Ha in 2018 FAO
Green Maize 39,415 Ha in 2022 FAO
Maize 11 million metric tons in 2013 USDA + 1 other
Millet 6,333.85 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Oats 29,900 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Paddy 1,067 Ha in 2022 FAO
Rye 1,960.66 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Wheat 1,851.97 Tonnes, Thousands in 2023 OECD + 2 others