Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Cow peas, dry — Area harvested was 10,390 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 10,390 ha for cow peas, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cow peas, dry — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 25,500 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10,000 ha, in 1976.
That places South Africa 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 19,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1964 | 19,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13,000 ha | -31.6% |
| 1967 | 19,000 ha | +46.2% |
| 1968 | 16,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 18,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 13,000 ha | -27.8% |
| 1971 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16,000 ha | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11,000 ha | -31.2% |
| 1976 | 10,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 11,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 12,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 10,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 11,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 16,000 ha | +45.5% |
| 1982 | 14,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 11,000 ha | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 13,000 ha | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 11,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 12,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 13,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14,138 ha | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 13,331 ha | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 13,155 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 13,463 ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 13,656 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 12,000 ha | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 13,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 10,894 ha | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 13,145 ha | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 15,406 ha | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 15,463 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 13,500 ha | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 12,637 ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 12,013 ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 11,471 ha | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 10,747 ha | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 11,308 ha | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 10,552 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 10,723 ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 10,793 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 10,890 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10,381 ha | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 11,500 ha | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 11,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,185 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 11,011 ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 10,888 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,754 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 10,622 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10,515 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10,403 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 10,453 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 10,464 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,427 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 10,390 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,389 ha | 13,000 ha | 25,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,800 ha | 10,000 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,700 ha | 11,000 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,219 ha | 10,894 ha | 15,406 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,921 ha | 10,552 ha | 15,463 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,925 ha | 10,381 ha | 11,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,427 ha | 10,390 ha | 10,464 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 23 Peru 13,038 ha compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 11,074 ha compare
- 26 Australia 6,304 ha compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 6,304 ha compare
- 28 Serbia and Montenegro 4,655 ha 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 cow peas, dry — area harvested in South Africa?
- Cow peas, dry — area harvested in South Africa was 10,390 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cow peas, dry — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25,500 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest cow peas, dry — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 ha in 1976.
- How does South Africa rank for cow peas, dry — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cow peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cow peas, dry — 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.