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2012 — 2024
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South Africa's transparent, drillable, agriculture-rooted Food Security Index.

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9 provinces6 measured pillars23 indicators2012 — 2024
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  1. National
  2. Sustainability
  3. Farm Profitability

Farm Profitability

Sustainability

Farm margin score measuring agricultural profitability based on income vs expenditure including insurance costs.

48.1/ 100Moderate

Province Comparison

Farm Profitability score across 9 provinces
No province-level data available for this indicator.

Underlying Datapoints

9 rows · Q4 2024
ProvinceInsurance Cost (ZAR)Total Expenditure (ZAR)Total Income (ZAR)Farm Margin (ratio)Combined Score
EC7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1
FS7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1
GP7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1
KZN7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1
LP7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1
MP7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1
NC7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1
NW7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1
WC7620.1M511296.9M537143.5M0.0548.1

Farm Profitability Score Over Time

48 data points from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

No historical data available

Historical trend data for Farm Profitability

Stakeholder Attribution

1 institution contributing data

DALRRD

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Government

Primary government department responsible for agricultural policy, land reform, and rural development.

AAMP Role: Lead department, chairs Executive Oversight Committee

Data Source

Full methodology

Source

DALRRD / Stats SA

Pillar Weight

15%

Scoring Method

Min-max normalization with weighted aggregation. Directionality aligned so higher = better food security.