Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Bananas — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0001 ha per person for bananas — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2020.
That places South Africa 90th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per person | -42.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | -42.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | +39.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 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)
- 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 bananas — area harvested, per capita in South Africa?
- Bananas — area harvested, per capita in South Africa was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for bananas — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 90th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.