Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 28,598 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Africa is 28,598 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 52,900 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,300 ha | +66.0% |
| 1976 | 9,500 ha | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 10,300 ha | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 10,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,200 ha | +47.6% |
| 1982 | 15,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 18,600 ha | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 18,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 17,403 ha | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 13,503 ha | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 16,182 ha | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 19,997 ha | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 36,446 ha | +82.3% |
| 1995 | 43,989 ha | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 42,582 ha | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 46,043 ha | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 52,900 ha | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 47,525 ha | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 45,478 ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 44,900 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 34,200 ha | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 35,335 ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 35,761 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 36,167 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36,702 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35,200 ha | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 37,512 ha | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 37,451 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 36,459 ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 37,800 ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 39,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 39,800 ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 37,110 ha | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 27,558 ha | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 27,821 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 26,794 ha | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 28,969 ha | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 29,124 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 27,750 ha | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 28,713 ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 28,604 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 28,417 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 28,598 ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,000 ha | 5,000 ha | 5,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,370 ha | 5,000 ha | 10,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,390 ha | 10,300 ha | 18,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,657 ha | 13,503 ha | 52,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,871 ha | 34,200 ha | 45,478 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,044 ha | 26,794 ha | 39,800 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,416 ha | 27,750 ha | 28,713 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 16 Latvia 20,300 ha compare
- 17 Myanmar 19,337 ha compare
- 18 China 18,448 ha compare
- 19 China, mainland 18,246 ha compare
- 20 Czechoslovakia 18,000 ha compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 17,550 ha compare
- 22 Tunisia 17,377 ha compare
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- Pulses, Total — Yield 837 kg/ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Africa was 28,598 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 52,900 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.