Figs — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Figs — Area harvested was 313 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Figs — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for figs — area harvested in South Africa is 313 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 900 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 313 ha, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 32nd of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Figs — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 520 ha | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 520 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 850 ha | +63.5% |
| 1988 | 530 ha | -37.6% |
| 1989 | 555 ha | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 560 ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 561 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 600 ha | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 617 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 550 ha | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 497 ha | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 491 ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 600 ha | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 650 ha | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 700 ha | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 690 ha | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 636 ha | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 650 ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 681 ha | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 663 ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 700 ha | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 600 ha | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 650 ha | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 900 ha | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 650 ha | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 611 ha | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 644 ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 613 ha | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 654 ha | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 667 ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 637 ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 679 ha | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 672 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 683 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 670 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 627 ha | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 597 ha | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 556 ha | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 520 ha | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 313 ha | -39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 600 ha | 600 ha | 600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 600 ha | 600 ha | 600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 597.5 ha | 520 ha | 850 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 582.6 ha | 491 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 682 ha | 600 ha | 900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 653 ha | 611 ha | 683 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 522.6 ha | 313 ha | 627 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 454 ha compare
- 30 Peru 452 ha compare
- 31 Tajikistan 322 ha compare
- 33 Palestine, State of 279 ha compare
- 34 Argentina 270 ha compare
- 35 Armenia 266 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is figs — area harvested in South Africa?
- Figs — area harvested in South Africa was 313 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 900 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 313 ha in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for figs — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 32nd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Figs — 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.