Barley — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Barley — Area harvested was 100,700 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 100,700 ha for barley — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 141,690 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44,000 ha, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 48th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 62,000 ha | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 70,000 ha | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 59,000 ha | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 70,000 ha | +18.6% |
| 1966 | 62,000 ha | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 78,000 ha | +25.8% |
| 1968 | 64,000 ha | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 58,000 ha | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 44,000 ha | -24.1% |
| 1971 | 46,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 51,000 ha | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 61,000 ha | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 67,000 ha | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 74,000 ha | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 88,000 ha | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 90,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 98,000 ha | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 107,000 ha | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 68,000 ha | -36.4% |
| 1981 | 69,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 64,000 ha | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 79,000 ha | +23.4% |
| 1984 | 87,000 ha | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 101,000 ha | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 91,000 ha | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 100,000 ha | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 80,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 97,000 ha | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 110,000 ha | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 135,000 ha | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 134,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 116,000 ha | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 120,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 125,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 127,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 132,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 112,000 ha | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 101,700 ha | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 77,690 ha | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 73,160 ha | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 72,070 ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 84,220 ha | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 83,200 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 90,000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 89,780 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 73,360 ha | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 68,245 ha | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 74,760 ha | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 82,670 ha | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 80,150 ha | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 84,940 ha | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 81,320 ha | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 85,125 ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 93,730 ha | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 88,695 ha | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 91,380 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 119,000 ha | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 131,960 ha | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 141,690 ha | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 94,730 ha | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 101,000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 107,600 ha | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 100,700 ha | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,556 ha | 58,000 ha | 78,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 72,600 ha | 44,000 ha | 107,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,600 ha | 64,000 ha | 101,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,270 ha | 101,700 ha | 135,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,648 ha | 68,245 ha | 90,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,897 ha | 80,150 ha | 131,960 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,144 ha | 94,730 ha | 141,690 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 barley — area harvested in South Africa?
- Barley — area harvested in South Africa was 100,700 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 141,690 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,000 ha in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for barley — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.