Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0014 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
90th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.0015 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0006 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.0014 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 90th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0014 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0014 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0032 ha per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 90th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.