Dates — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Dates — Area harvested was 843 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dates — area harvested in Southern Africa is 843 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 257.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 845 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 185 ha, in 1998.
That places Southern Africa 16th out of 20 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.
Dates — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 200 ha | — |
| 1998 | 185 ha | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 241 ha | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 272 ha | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 373 ha | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 230 ha | -38.3% |
| 2003 | 261 ha | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 258 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 225 ha | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 244 ha | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 238 ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 230 ha | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 205 ha | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 245 ha | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 251 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 255 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 242 ha | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 236 ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 237 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 235 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 233 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 370 ha | +58.8% |
| 2019 | 498 ha | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 609 ha | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 688 ha | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 845 ha | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 805 ha | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 843 ha | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208.67 ha | 185 ha | 241 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 253.6 ha | 205 ha | 373 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 280.2 ha | 233 ha | 498 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 758 ha | 609 ha | 845 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is dates — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Dates — area harvested in Southern Africa was 843 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 845 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 185 ha in 1998.
- How does Southern Africa rank for dates — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.2%. 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 Dates — 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.