Bees — Stocks in South Africa
South Africa: Bees — Stocks was 72,470 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bees — Stocks in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bees — stocks in South Africa is 72,470 No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bees — stocks in South Africa peaked at 72,470 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45,000 No, in 1961.
That places South Africa 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bees — Stocks in South Africa, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,000 No | — |
| 1962 | 46,000 No | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 46,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 48,000 No | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 48,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 48,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 50,000 No | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 50,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 51,000 No | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 51,250 No | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 51,000 No | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 51,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 51,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 52,000 No | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60,000 No | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 60,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65,000 No | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 65,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67,000 No | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 67,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68,000 No | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68,000 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68,850 No | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 69,762 No | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 70,230 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70,407 No | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 70,515 No | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70,643 No | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71,529 No | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 71,769 No | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 72,119 No | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 72,470 No | +0.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 72,470 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 112,154 No, 65% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 72,470 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,645 No, 87% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,889 No | 45,000 No | 50,000 No | 9 |
| 1970s | 51,325 No | 51,000 No | 52,000 No | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,000 No | 52,000 No | 52,000 No | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,000 No | 52,000 No | 52,000 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,500 No | 52,000 No | 65,000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,476 No | 65,000 No | 70,515 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,706 No | 70,643 No | 72,470 No | 5 |
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 in South Africa?
- Bees — stocks in South Africa was 72,470 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bees — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 72,470 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest bees — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,000 No in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for bees — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bees — stocks rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Bees — Stocks. 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.