Fruit Primary — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 339,571 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — 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 fruit primary — area harvested in South Africa is 339,571 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 358,760 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 148,912 ha, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 148,912 ha | — |
| 1962 | 149,683 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 158,537 ha | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 162,548 ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 172,054 ha | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 174,543 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 183,183 ha | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 189,021 ha | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 196,238 ha | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 199,867 ha | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 206,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 209,470 ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 212,530 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 216,570 ha | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 214,850 ha | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 225,660 ha | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 213,420 ha | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 235,820 ha | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 233,700 ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 239,750 ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 221,890 ha | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 220,780 ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 219,890 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 220,260 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 219,588 ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 212,710 ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 229,280 ha | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 235,775 ha | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 240,090 ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 240,995 ha | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 245,127 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 244,215 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 252,231 ha | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 250,253 ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 254,118 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 264,985 ha | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 275,670 ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 287,123 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 297,674 ha | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 304,302 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 315,820 ha | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 309,780 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 311,819 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 301,012 ha | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 291,907 ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 287,229 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 293,080 ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 307,215 ha | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 289,282 ha | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 282,302 ha | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 282,855 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 305,527 ha | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 292,453 ha | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 313,689 ha | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 318,808 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 297,229 ha | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 301,425 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 316,520 ha | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 306,594 ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 315,239 ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 330,963 ha | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 358,760 ha | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 343,683 ha | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 339,571 ha | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170,524 ha | 148,912 ha | 196,238 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 216,789 ha | 199,867 ha | 235,820 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 226,001 ha | 212,710 ha | 240,090 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,239 ha | 240,995 ha | 297,674 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,145 ha | 287,229 ha | 315,820 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 301,740 ha | 282,302 ha | 318,808 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 337,643 ha | 315,239 ha | 358,760 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 382,209 ha compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 352,166 ha compare
- 34 Afghanistan 350,722 ha compare
- 36 Serbia and Montenegro 336,954 ha compare
- 37 Poland 335,100 ha compare
- 38 Guinea 332,480 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 fruit primary — area harvested in South Africa?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in South Africa was 339,571 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 358,760 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,912 ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Fruit Primary — 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.