Fruit Primary — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Fruit Primary — Yield was 24,932 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 24,932 kg/ha for fruit primary — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — yield in South Africa peaked at 24,932 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,530 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places South Africa 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,530 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,684 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 10,941 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 11,239 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 11,292 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 11,369 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 11,742 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 12,161 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 11,713 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 10,738 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 11,408 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 12,226 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 11,714 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 11,526 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 12,178 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 12,201 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 11,342 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 11,785 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 12,339 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 13,059 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 13,785 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 14,515 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 14,234 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 14,459 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 14,685 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 15,207 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 15,339 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 16,299 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 16,168 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 15,833 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 15,800 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 16,174 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 15,270 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 15,398 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 15,320 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 16,236 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 16,442 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 16,018 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 17,520 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 17,203 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 16,422 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 17,589 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 19,009 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 18,854 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 19,948 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 20,387 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 20,819 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 20,712 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21,118 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 21,715 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 22,084 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 21,140 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 24,167 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 22,516 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 22,809 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 22,053 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 22,971 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 23,172 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 23,777 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 23,572 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 24,077 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 24,453 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 24,468 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 24,932 kg/ha | +1.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 24,932 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,381 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 24,932 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,972 kg/ha, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,297 kg/ha | 10,530 kg/ha | 12,161 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,746 kg/ha | 10,738 kg/ha | 12,339 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,775 kg/ha | 13,059 kg/ha | 16,299 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,001 kg/ha | 15,270 kg/ha | 17,520 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,206 kg/ha | 16,422 kg/ha | 21,118 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,640 kg/ha | 21,140 kg/ha | 24,167 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,300 kg/ha | 23,572 kg/ha | 24,932 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 11 Indonesia 26,839 kg/ha compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 7,582 kg/ha compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,465 kg/ha compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 26,222 kg/ha compare
- 13 Belgium 26,133 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 7,007 kg/ha compare
- 15 Albania 24,279 kg/ha compare
- 15 Cabo Verde 13,202 kg/ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 6,788 kg/ha compare
- 16 Puerto Rico 24,028 kg/ha compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 6,332 kg/ha compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,901 kg/ha compare
- 17 New Zealand 23,374 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1917 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.49 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — yield in South Africa?
- Fruit primary — yield in South Africa was 24,932 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24,932 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,530 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for fruit primary — yield?
- South Africa ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 — Yield. 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.