Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.006 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.006 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0066 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Africa 78th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.006 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0155 ha per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.006 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +51.5% | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +33.3% | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha 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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.006 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 78th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested 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.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested 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
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested 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.