Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield was 32,744 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — yield in South Africa stood at 32,744 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — yield in South Africa peaked at 34,250 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16,182 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places South Africa 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,182 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,369 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 17,497 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 18,580 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 17,667 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 17,702 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 19,358 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 19,391 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 18,481 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 19,091 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 18,043 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 21,303 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 19,822 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 21,843 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 20,411 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 21,762 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 19,056 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 21,783 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 20,927 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 20,729 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 22,147 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 20,235 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 19,173 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 19,359 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 19,931 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 20,417 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 21,379 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 20,836 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 20,947 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 21,298 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 21,592 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 21,818 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20,719 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 22,712 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 21,439 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 22,218 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 22,979 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 22,360 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 24,671 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 24,984 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 24,763 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 25,275 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 25,991 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 25,000 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 28,418 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 30,736 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 31,305 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 31,412 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 30,730 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 30,712 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31,480 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 32,537 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 33,188 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 34,250 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 34,042 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 33,189 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 32,618 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 33,383 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 33,320 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 32,211 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 32,736 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 32,466 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 32,148 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 32,744 kg/ha | +1.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 32,744 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,805 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 32,744 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,478 kg/ha, 4.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,025 kg/ha | 16,182 kg/ha | 19,391 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,404 kg/ha | 18,043 kg/ha | 21,843 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,515 kg/ha | 19,173 kg/ha | 22,147 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,181 kg/ha | 20,719 kg/ha | 24,671 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,861 kg/ha | 24,763 kg/ha | 31,412 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,872 kg/ha | 30,712 kg/ha | 34,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,461 kg/ha | 32,148 kg/ha | 32,744 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Albania 40,016 kg/ha compare
- 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 32,745 kg/ha compare
- 2 Indonesia 38,133 kg/ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 29,456 kg/ha compare
- 3 Paraguay 35,758 kg/ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 19,395 kg/ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 17,854 kg/ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,427 kg/ha compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 32,534 kg/ha compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 30,794 kg/ha compare
- 7 Israel 30,432 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 13,535 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1917 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.49 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — yield in South Africa?
- Citrus fruit, total — yield in South Africa was 32,744 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 34,250 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,182 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for citrus fruit, total — yield?
- South Africa ranks 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.