Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 24,739 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in South Africa stood at 24,739 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 193,200 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 11,061 ha, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 51st of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 26,000 ha | +23.8% |
| 1963 | 38,300 ha | +47.3% |
| 1964 | 57,500 ha | +50.1% |
| 1965 | 47,500 ha | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 76,000 ha | +60.0% |
| 1967 | 78,300 ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 81,200 ha | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 91,500 ha | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 91,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 35,000 ha | -61.7% |
| 1972 | 92,100 ha | +163.1% |
| 1973 | 92,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 98,100 ha | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 56,600 ha | -42.3% |
| 1976 | 35,600 ha | -37.1% |
| 1977 | 70,700 ha | +98.6% |
| 1978 | 88,700 ha | +25.5% |
| 1979 | 107,700 ha | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 129,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 124,700 ha | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 116,700 ha | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 114,700 ha | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 108,700 ha | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 117,200 ha | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 137,200 ha | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 171,200 ha | +24.8% |
| 1988 | 193,200 ha | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 183,700 ha | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 131,097 ha | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 98,500 ha | -24.9% |
| 1992 | 55,200 ha | -44.0% |
| 1993 | 42,200 ha | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 74,252 ha | +76.0% |
| 1995 | 61,200 ha | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 97,200 ha | +58.8% |
| 1997 | 89,673 ha | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 96,497 ha | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 105,200 ha | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 57,373 ha | -45.5% |
| 2001 | 62,770 ha | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 44,554 ha | -29.0% |
| 2003 | 28,470 ha | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 41,393 ha | +45.4% |
| 2005 | 27,463 ha | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 23,814 ha | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 16,263 ha | -31.7% |
| 2008 | 15,121 ha | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 12,726 ha | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 11,061 ha | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 19,079 ha | +72.5% |
| 2012 | 15,447 ha | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 13,027 ha | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 13,630 ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 21,547 ha | +58.1% |
| 2016 | 13,117 ha | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 23,955 ha | +82.6% |
| 2018 | 43,147 ha | +80.1% |
| 2019 | 49,185 ha | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 33,980 ha | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 22,593 ha | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 24,326 ha | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 23,995 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 24,739 ha | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,478 ha | 21,000 ha | 91,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,810 ha | 35,000 ha | 107,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 139,650 ha | 108,700 ha | 193,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,102 ha | 42,200 ha | 131,097 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,995 ha | 12,726 ha | 62,770 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,320 ha | 11,061 ha | 49,185 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,927 ha | 22,593 ha | 33,980 ha | 5 |
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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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in South Africa?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in South Africa was 24,739 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 193,200 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,061 ha in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 51st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.