European Union (27) vs South Africa: Avocados — Area harvested
Avocados — Area harvested over time
- European Union (27)
- South Africa
How they compare
European Union (27) currently reports 27,050 ha against 24,294 ha in South Africa, a difference of 2,756 ha.
That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
European Union (27) ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 27 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union (27) averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.78 ha | 1,222 ha | 1,118 ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 416.6 ha | 2,840 ha | 2,423 ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3,636 ha | 4,640 ha | 1,004 ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 13,484 ha | 7,685 ha | 5,798 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2000s | 10,252 ha | 13,208 ha | 2,956 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 12,417 ha | 16,985 ha | 4,568 ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 24,236 ha | 19,820 ha | 4,416 ha | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher avocados — area harvested, European Union (27) or South Africa?
- European Union (27), at 27,050 ha against 24,294 ha in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in avocados — area harvested between European Union (27) and South Africa?
- 2,756 ha, with European Union (27) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do European Union (27) and South Africa rank globally for avocados — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 27 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Avocados — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.