Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.0595 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0595 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
95th
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.0595 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0371 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bees — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0595 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bees — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0595 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0371 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 95th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0371 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0379 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0379 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0396 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0396 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0396 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0412 No per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0412 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0412 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.042 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0422 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.042 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.042 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.042 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.042 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.042 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0495 No per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0495 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0495 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0495 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0536 No per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0536 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0552 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0552 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0561 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0561 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0568 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0575 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0579 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.058 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0581 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0582 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.059 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0592 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0595 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0595 No per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 No per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0595 No per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2373 No per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0395 No per square kilometre | 0.0371 No per square kilometre | 0.0412 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0423 No per square kilometre | 0.042 No per square kilometre | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0466 No per square kilometre | 0.0429 No per square kilometre | 0.0536 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0564 No per square kilometre | 0.0536 No per square kilometre | 0.0581 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.059 No per square kilometre | 0.0582 No per square kilometre | 0.0595 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 bees — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Bees — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0595 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bees — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0595 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest bees — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0371 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for bees — stocks, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 95th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bees — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bees — Stocks 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.
Bees — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bees — Stocks 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
Bees — Stocks 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.