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| SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE STATS: |
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Agricultural growth
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100 |
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[105th of 149]
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Agricultural land > % of land area
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82.04 % of land area
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[5th of 198]
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Agricultural land > sq. km
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996,400 sq. km
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[12th of 198]
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Agricultural machinery > tractors
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65,475
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[48th of 190]
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Arable and permanent cropland
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15,712 thousand hectares |
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[21st of 148]
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Arable land > % of land area
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12.15 % of land area
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[89th of 199]
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Arable land > hectares
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14,753,000 hectares
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[19th of 199]
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Area > Corn
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3,300,000 |
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[7th of 21]
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Banana production
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250,000 metric tonnes |
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[29th of 48]
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Cereal production
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100 thousand metric tons |
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[105th of 149]
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Cereal yield > kg per hectare
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3,330.3 kg/ha
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[55th of 171]
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Fertilizer use
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48.2 kg |
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[73rd of 138]
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Food production index
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105.9 %
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[89th of 182]
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Grains > Corn production
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8,900 thousand metric tons |
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[10th of 17]
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Grains > Rice consumption
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675 thousand metric tons |
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[19th of 17]
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Labor share
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9.3% |
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[116th of 149]
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Meat production
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1,212 thousand metric tons |
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[30th of 149]
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Products corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products |
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Tractors
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72,300 |
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[45th of 147]
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value added > annual % growth
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5.37 %
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[37th of 164]
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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; United States Department of Agriculture; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA
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