Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0057 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
89th
of 126 countries
All-time high
0.0157 ha per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.0039 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.0057 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0157 ha per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 ha per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places South Africa 89th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 86 Gabon 0.0088 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Senegal 0.0073 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 0.0067 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Oman 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 0.005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0045 ha per square kilometre 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 bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0157 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does South Africa rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 89th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.