Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per capita in South Africa stood at 0 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2000.
That places South Africa 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per person | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | +9.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 77% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per capita in South Africa?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per capita in South Africa was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.