Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South Africa
South Africa: Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 97.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 97.66 for carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number in South Africa peaked at 108.31 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.72, in 1994.
That places South Africa 61st 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.
Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.25 | — |
| 1962 | 63.21 | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 82.78 | +31.0% |
| 1964 | 84.75 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 79.3 | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 85.27 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 84 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 76.17 | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 81.5 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 77.83 | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 80.38 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 72.28 | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 71.37 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 84.81 | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 89.99 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 83.42 | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 91.34 | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 89.44 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 87.17 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 99.77 | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 108.14 | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 90.54 | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 62.21 | -31.3% |
| 1984 | 70.65 | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 61.26 | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 59.34 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 58.99 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 63.66 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 62.51 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 58.77 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 58.29 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 60.76 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 59.56 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 53.72 | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 83.85 | +56.1% |
| 1996 | 64.18 | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 64.88 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.4 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 59.35 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 54.54 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 56.2 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 64.05 | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 74.33 | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 82.13 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 77.97 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 79.95 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 80.78 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 91.81 | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 78.78 | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 75.76 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 84.51 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 95.48 | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 94.52 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 92.2 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 104.58 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 103.23 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 104.87 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 101.19 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 108.31 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 100.53 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 104.55 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 98.28 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 93.3 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 97.66 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.91 | 63.21 | 85.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.8 | 71.37 | 91.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.71 | 58.99 | 108.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.18 | 53.72 | 83.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.05 | 54.54 | 91.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.47 | 75.76 | 108.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.86 | 93.3 | 104.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 58 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 98.69 compare
- 59 Australia and New Zealand 98.46 compare
- 60 Spain 97.78 compare
- 62 Ethiopia 96.43 compare
- 62 Japan 96.43 compare
- 64 Tajikistan 95.52 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)
- 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 — gross per capita production index number in South Africa?
- Carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number in South Africa was 97.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 108.31 in 2019.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.72 in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number?
- South Africa ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.