European Union (27) vs South Africa: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested over time
- European Union (27)
- South Africa
How they compare
European Union (27) currently reports 519,110 ha against 110,653 ha in South Africa, a difference of 408,457 ha.
That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 4.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.
European Union (27) ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 14th of 28 groups.
European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 306,617 ha | 30,433 ha | 276,184 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1970s | 431,361 ha | 33,760 ha | 397,601 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1980s | 473,539 ha | 37,125 ha | 436,414 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1990s | 536,045 ha | 51,756 ha | 484,288 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2000s | 571,185 ha | 70,969 ha | 500,215 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2010s | 540,876 ha | 77,817 ha | 463,058 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2020s | 520,644 ha | 104,593 ha | 416,051 ha | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citrus fruit, total — area harvested, European Union (27) or South Africa?
- European Union (27), at 519,110 ha against 110,653 ha in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in citrus fruit, total — area harvested between European Union (27) and South Africa?
- 408,457 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 14th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.