South Africa vs World: Chicory roots — Area harvested
Chicory roots — Area harvested over time
- South Africa
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 1,958 ha against 763 ha in South Africa, a difference of 1,195 ha.
That makes World's figure about 2.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd of 23 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,455 ha | 16,026 ha | 10,571 ha | World |
| 1970s | 5,968 ha | 15,996 ha | 10,028 ha | World |
| 1980s | 6,310 ha | 17,193 ha | 10,883 ha | World |
| 1990s | 4,221 ha | 19,578 ha | 15,357 ha | World |
| 2000s | 4,110 ha | 26,490 ha | 22,380 ha | World |
| 2010s | 2,744 ha | 14,161 ha | 11,417 ha | World |
| 2020s | 1,596 ha | 2,759 ha | 1,163 ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chicory roots — area harvested, South Africa or World?
- World, at 1,958 ha against 763 ha in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in chicory roots — area harvested between South Africa and World?
- 1,195 ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and World rank globally for chicory roots — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 6th and World ranks 3rd of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chicory roots — 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.