Fruit Primary — Yield in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Fruit Primary — Yield was 23,021 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23,021 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
23,021 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
10,209 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fruit Primary — Yield in Southern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, fruit primary — yield in Southern Africa stood at 23,021 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — yield in Southern Africa peaked at 23,021 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,209 kg/ha, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 1st of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Fruit Primary — Yield in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Fruit Primary — Yield in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 10,209 kg/ha —
1962 10,358 kg/ha +1.5%
1963 10,585 kg/ha +2.2%
1964 10,872 kg/ha +2.7%
1965 10,903 kg/ha +0.3%
1966 10,991 kg/ha +0.8%
1967 11,326 kg/ha +3.0%
1968 11,686 kg/ha +3.2%
1969 11,279 kg/ha -3.5%
1970 10,383 kg/ha -7.9%
1971 11,008 kg/ha +6.0%
1972 11,766 kg/ha +6.9%
1973 11,342 kg/ha -3.6%
1974 11,204 kg/ha -1.2%
1975 11,789 kg/ha +5.2%
1976 11,830 kg/ha +0.3%
1977 11,018 kg/ha -6.9%
1978 11,438 kg/ha +3.8%
1979 11,949 kg/ha +4.5%
1980 12,620 kg/ha +5.6%
1981 13,307 kg/ha +5.4%
1982 14,009 kg/ha +5.3%
1983 13,733 kg/ha -2.0%
1984 13,958 kg/ha +1.6%
1985 14,223 kg/ha +1.9%
1986 14,701 kg/ha +3.4%
1987 14,832 kg/ha +0.9%
1988 15,741 kg/ha +6.1%
1989 15,760 kg/ha +0.1%
1990 15,422 kg/ha -2.1%
1991 15,321 kg/ha -0.7%
1992 15,639 kg/ha +2.1%
1993 14,799 kg/ha -5.4%
1994 14,838 kg/ha +0.3%
1995 14,787 kg/ha -0.3%
1996 15,632 kg/ha +5.7%
1997 15,865 kg/ha +1.5%
1998 15,472 kg/ha -2.5%
1999 16,876 kg/ha +9.1%
2000 16,577 kg/ha -1.8%
2001 15,823 kg/ha -4.5%
2002 16,906 kg/ha +6.8%
2003 18,198 kg/ha +7.6%
2004 18,015 kg/ha -1.0%
2005 18,918 kg/ha +5.0%
2006 19,236 kg/ha +1.7%
2007 19,557 kg/ha +1.7%
2008 19,555 kg/ha -0.0%
2009 19,869 kg/ha +1.6%
2010 20,295 kg/ha +2.1%
2011 20,597 kg/ha +1.5%
2012 19,815 kg/ha -3.8%
2013 22,532 kg/ha +13.7%
2014 21,106 kg/ha -6.3%
2015 21,335 kg/ha +1.1%
2016 20,546 kg/ha -3.7%
2017 21,338 kg/ha +3.9%
2018 21,603 kg/ha +1.2%
2019 22,005 kg/ha +1.9%
2020 21,853 kg/ha -0.7%
2021 22,289 kg/ha +2.0%
2022 22,713 kg/ha +1.9%
2023 22,642 kg/ha -0.3%
2024 23,021 kg/ha +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,912 kg/ha 10,209 kg/ha 11,686 kg/ha 9
1970s 11,373 kg/ha 10,383 kg/ha 11,949 kg/ha 10
1980s 14,288 kg/ha 12,620 kg/ha 15,760 kg/ha 10
1990s 15,465 kg/ha 14,787 kg/ha 16,876 kg/ha 10
2000s 18,265 kg/ha 15,823 kg/ha 19,869 kg/ha 10
2010s 21,117 kg/ha 19,815 kg/ha 22,532 kg/ha 10
2020s 22,504 kg/ha 21,853 kg/ha 23,021 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 1 Guyana 38,100 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 18,882 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Belgium-Luxembourg 37,654 kg/ha compare
  4. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,463 kg/ha compare
  5. 3 Costa Rica 34,518 kg/ha compare
  6. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,757 kg/ha compare
  7. 4 Zimbabwe 33,576 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — yield in Southern Africa?
Fruit primary — yield in Southern Africa was 23,021 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — yield recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 23,021 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest fruit primary — yield recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10,209 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for fruit primary — yield?
Southern Africa ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fruit primary — yield rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,737 data points, 1961–2024
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