Buckwheat — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Buckwheat — Area harvested was 556 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Buckwheat — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, buckwheat — area harvested in South Africa stood at 556 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buckwheat — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 25,000 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 549 ha, in 1999.
South Africa ranks 24th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Buckwheat — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 17,000 ha | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 15,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1969 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,500 ha | -86.0% |
| 1971 | 5,500 ha | +57.1% |
| 1972 | 3,500 ha | -36.4% |
| 1973 | 4,360 ha | +24.6% |
| 1974 | 8,300 ha | +90.4% |
| 1975 | 16,550 ha | +99.4% |
| 1976 | 4,300 ha | -74.0% |
| 1977 | 3,450 ha | -19.8% |
| 1978 | 8,020 ha | +132.5% |
| 1979 | 8,920 ha | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 3,030 ha | -66.0% |
| 1981 | 2,000 ha | -34.0% |
| 1982 | 1,500 ha | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 916 ha | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 606 ha | -33.8% |
| 1992 | 606 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 605 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 605 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 604 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 604 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 603 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 603 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 549 ha | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 663 ha | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 606 ha | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 605 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 604 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 604 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 604 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 604 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 603 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 603 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 589 ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 582 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 550 ha | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 630 ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 597 ha | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 582 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 578 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 577 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 576 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 574 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 571 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 563 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 555 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 551 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 556 ha | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,000 ha | 15,000 ha | 25,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,640 ha | 3,450 ha | 16,550 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,753 ha | 1,000 ha | 3,030 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 630.1 ha | 549 ha | 916 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 608.5 ha | 589 ha | 663 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 584.6 ha | 550 ha | 630 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 559.2 ha | 551 ha | 571 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 21 Yugoslav SFR 916 ha compare
- 22 Czechia 887 ha compare
- 23 Croatia 695 ha compare
- 25 Slovakia 429 ha compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 359 ha compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 175 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)
- 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 buckwheat — area harvested in South Africa?
- Buckwheat — area harvested in South Africa was 556 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 549 ha in 1999.
- How does South Africa rank for buckwheat — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buckwheat — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Buckwheat — Area harvested. 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.