Asparagus — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Asparagus — Area harvested was 197 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asparagus — Area harvested in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 197 ha for asparagus — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 146.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asparagus — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 1,400 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 50 ha, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 31st of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asparagus — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,250 ha | — |
| 1992 | 950 ha | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 1,200 ha | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 1,300 ha | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,100 ha | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 1,400 ha | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 1,150 ha | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 1,300 ha | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 800 ha | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 700 ha | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 600 ha | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 450 ha | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 250 ha | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 200 ha | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 170 ha | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 140 ha | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 120 ha | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 120 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 110 ha | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 110 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 ha | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 60 ha | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 60 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 ha | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60 ha | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 50 ha | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 69 ha | +38.0% |
| 2023 | 189 ha | +173.9% |
| 2024 | 197 ha | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,217 ha | 950 ha | 1,400 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 531 ha | 140 ha | 1,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 90 ha | 60 ha | 120 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 113 ha | 50 ha | 197 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asparagus — area harvested in South Africa?
- Asparagus — area harvested in South Africa was 197 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asparagus — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest asparagus — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 ha in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for asparagus — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 31st out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is asparagus — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asparagus — Area harvested. 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.