Austria vs South Africa: Wheat production
Austria
1.58 million tonnes
in 2024
South Africa
1.92 million tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
44th
South Africa rank
41st
Wheat production over time
- Austria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.92 million tonnes against 1.58 million tonnes in Austria, a difference of 348,880 tonnes.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Austria ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 41st of 126 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 828,439 tonnes | 928,889 tonnes | 100,450 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 998,422 tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 799,278 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.37 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 948,062 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 671,263 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.46 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 597,920 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.61 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 118,395 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.65 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 451,238 tonnes | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, Austria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.92 million tonnes against 1.58 million tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between Austria and South Africa?
- 348,880 tonnes, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and South Africa rank globally for wheat production?
- Austria ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 41st of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.