Bananas — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Bananas — Yield was 63,101 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 63,101 kg/ha for bananas — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — yield in South Africa peaked at 63,101 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,957 kg/ha, in 1965.
South Africa ranks 3rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,385 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,879 kg/ha | -33.9% |
| 1963 | 8,011 kg/ha | +64.2% |
| 1964 | 4,321 kg/ha | -46.1% |
| 1965 | 3,957 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 5,373 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1967 | 6,465 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1968 | 9,567 kg/ha | +48.0% |
| 1969 | 12,851 kg/ha | +34.3% |
| 1970 | 10,476 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1971 | 11,622 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 10,701 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 12,408 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 11,295 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 11,529 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 10,934 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 11,196 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 12,092 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 13,213 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 11,994 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 11,845 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 14,293 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 12,631 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 14,224 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 13,965 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 15,957 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 14,699 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 14,126 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 14,738 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 16,038 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 16,251 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 11,950 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1993 | 11,039 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 11,429 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11,248 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 12,690 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 12,223 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 20,626 kg/ha | +68.7% |
| 1999 | 21,040 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 21,504 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 19,545 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 32,936 kg/ha | +68.5% |
| 2003 | 37,120 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 34,971 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 50,504 kg/ha | +44.4% |
| 2006 | 49,648 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 49,393 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 49,452 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 49,441 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50,932 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 51,303 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 50,879 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 55,206 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 57,119 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 57,017 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 56,980 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 57,280 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57,596 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 57,868 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 58,282 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 61,247 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 61,633 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 62,367 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 63,101 kg/ha | +1.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 63,101 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,000 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 63,101 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,536 kg/ha, 5.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +68.7% | 12,223 kg/ha | 20,626 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +68.5% | 19,545 kg/ha | 32,936 kg/ha |
| 1963 | +64.2% | 4,879 kg/ha | 8,011 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,979 kg/ha | 3,957 kg/ha | 12,851 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,547 kg/ha | 10,476 kg/ha | 13,213 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,847 kg/ha | 11,845 kg/ha | 15,957 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,454 kg/ha | 11,039 kg/ha | 21,040 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,451 kg/ha | 19,545 kg/ha | 50,504 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,218 kg/ha | 50,879 kg/ha | 57,868 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,326 kg/ha | 58,282 kg/ha | 63,101 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Israel 66,803 kg/ha compare
- 1 Türkiye 67,735 kg/ha compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 44,203 kg/ha compare
- 2 Jordan 64,033 kg/ha compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 63,540 kg/ha compare
- 4 Indonesia 60,662 kg/ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31,907 kg/ha compare
- 5 Costa Rica 57,338 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27,801 kg/ha compare
- 6 Bhutan 56,155 kg/ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 18,259 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 bananas — yield in South Africa?
- Bananas — yield in South Africa was 63,101 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63,101 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest bananas — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,957 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does South Africa rank for bananas — yield?
- South Africa ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Bananas — 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.