Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Bananas — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0001 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
90th
of 127 countries
All-time high
0.0004 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0001 ha per person
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024

0000196119922024

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

Annual values for Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 87 El Salvador 0.0001 ha per person compare
  2. 88 Bahrain 0.0001 ha per person compare
  3. 89 Portugal 0.0001 ha per person compare
  4. 91 Jordan 0.0001 ha per person compare
  5. 92 Senegal 0.0001 ha per person compare
  6. 93 Burkina Faso 0.0001 ha per person compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
128 places, 6,344 data points, 1961–2024
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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.