Apricots — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Apricots — Yield was 8,329 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Apricots — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, apricots — yield in South Africa stood at 8,329 kg/ha.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — yield in South Africa peaked at 14,749 kg/ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,337 kg/ha, in 1973.
South Africa ranks 18th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Apricots — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,786 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,467 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1963 | 8,174 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 9,825 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1965 | 9,544 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 8,443 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 8,249 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 9,582 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 6,587 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1970 | 8,669 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 1971 | 8,714 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 7,264 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1973 | 6,337 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 8,487 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 1975 | 7,714 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 8,912 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 8,517 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 8,241 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 9,318 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 8,636 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 9,754 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 9,707 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 11,542 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 10,000 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 9,882 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 13,198 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 1987 | 13,198 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11,278 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 11,074 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 13,262 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1991 | 10,098 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 11,365 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 11,259 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 11,171 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 10,994 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 10,508 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 14,749 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 1998 | 11,000 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 10,712 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 10,496 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 8,408 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 10,031 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 9,908 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8,174 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 13,209 kg/ha | +61.6% |
| 2006 | 7,608 kg/ha | -42.4% |
| 2007 | 10,052 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 7,150 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 9,319 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 9,107 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 9,128 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9,293 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9,245 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8,885 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 8,766 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8,770 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,788 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,722 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 8,648 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 8,451 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 8,447 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,454 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,393 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 8,329 kg/ha | -0.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 8,329 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,976 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 8,329 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,351 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apricots — Yield in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +61.6% | 8,174 kg/ha | 13,209 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,629 kg/ha | 6,587 kg/ha | 9,825 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,217 kg/ha | 6,337 kg/ha | 9,318 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,827 kg/ha | 8,636 kg/ha | 13,198 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,512 kg/ha | 10,098 kg/ha | 14,749 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,435 kg/ha | 7,150 kg/ha | 13,209 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,935 kg/ha | 8,648 kg/ha | 9,293 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,415 kg/ha | 8,329 kg/ha | 8,454 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 15 Chile 9,521 kg/ha compare
- 16 Spain 8,992 kg/ha compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 8,379 kg/ha compare
- 19 Armenia 8,290 kg/ha compare
- 20 Madagascar 8,159 kg/ha compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 8,022 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apricots — yield in South Africa?
- Apricots — yield in South Africa was 8,329 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14,749 kg/ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest apricots — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,337 kg/ha in 1973.
- How does South Africa rank for apricots — yield?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apricots — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.