Carrots and turnips — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Carrots and turnips — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1766 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1766 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
69th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.1933 t per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.033 t per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Carrots and turnips — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carrots and turnips — production, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.1766 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — production, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.1933 t per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.033 t per square kilometre, in 1962.
South Africa ranks 69th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0371 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.033 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1964 | 0.047 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0453 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0503 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0478 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0528 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0519 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0552 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0519 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0635 t per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0692 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0742 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0747 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0748 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0882 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0989 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0857 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.061 t per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0717 t per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0643 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0643 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0734 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0742 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0717 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0728 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0772 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0772 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0708 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1119 t per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0867 t per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0809 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0831 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.077 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0801 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0921 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.108 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1205 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1156 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1197 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1222 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1406 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.122 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1188 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1341 t per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1538 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1548 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1535 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1777 t per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.177 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.181 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1776 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1933 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1823 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1926 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1836 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1766 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.1766 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2235 t per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.1766 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0919 t per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0454 t per square kilometre | 0.033 t per square kilometre | 0.0528 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0632 t per square kilometre | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | 0.0748 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0748 t per square kilometre | 0.061 t per square kilometre | 0.0989 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0821 t per square kilometre | 0.0708 t per square kilometre | 0.1119 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1098 t per square kilometre | 0.077 t per square kilometre | 0.1406 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1622 t per square kilometre | 0.1188 t per square kilometre | 0.1933 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1838 t per square kilometre | 0.1766 t per square kilometre | 0.1926 t 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 — production, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Carrots and turnips — production, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.1766 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1933 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 t per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does South Africa rank for carrots and turnips — production, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 69th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Production 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 — Production 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.