Polynesia vs South Africa: Oranges — Area harvested
Oranges — Area harvested over time
- Polynesia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 36,403 ha against 286 ha in Polynesia, a difference of 36,117 ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 127.3 times Polynesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Polynesia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 15th of 16 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Polynesia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 634.33 ha | 25,222 ha | 24,588 ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 727 ha | 27,000 ha | 26,273 ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 496.1 ha | 28,850 ha | 28,354 ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 167.1 ha | 38,716 ha | 38,549 ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 258.6 ha | 44,715 ha | 44,457 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 278 ha | 41,410 ha | 41,132 ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 261.4 ha | 36,381 ha | 36,120 ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oranges — area harvested, Polynesia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 36,403 ha against 286 ha in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oranges — area harvested between Polynesia and South Africa?
- 36,117 ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Polynesia and South Africa rank globally for oranges — area harvested?
- Polynesia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 15th of 16 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oranges — 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.