Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0001 ha per person for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 ha per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1966.
South Africa ranks 71st of 117 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.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | +29.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | +49.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +49.7% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1968 | +29.2% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in South Africa?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in South Africa was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1966.
- How does South Africa rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 71st out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.