South Africa vs Southern Europe: Oranges — Yield
Oranges — Yield over time
- South Africa
- Southern Europe
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 45,800 kg/ha against 21,723 kg/ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 24,077 kg/ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.1 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Europe ahead.
South Africa ranks 5th and Southern Europe ranks 5th of 117 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,841 kg/ha | 16,046 kg/ha | 1,795 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 20,108 kg/ha | 14,822 kg/ha | 5,286 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 20,135 kg/ha | 17,182 kg/ha | 2,953 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 22,302 kg/ha | 18,339 kg/ha | 3,963 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 29,601 kg/ha | 20,144 kg/ha | 9,457 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 39,230 kg/ha | 21,686 kg/ha | 17,544 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 44,729 kg/ha | 22,183 kg/ha | 22,546 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oranges — yield, South Africa or Southern Europe?
- South Africa, at 45,800 kg/ha against 21,723 kg/ha in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oranges — yield between South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 24,077 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for oranges — yield?
- South Africa ranks 5th and Southern Europe ranks 5th of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oranges — Yield. 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.