Grapes — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Grapes — Area harvested was 103,955 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grapes — 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 grapes — area harvested in South Africa is 103,955 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grapes — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 125,654 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67,000 ha, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 16th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Grapes — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 67,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 75,000 ha | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 75,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 85,000 ha | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 85,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 90,116 ha | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 93,800 ha | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 99,178 ha | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 100,167 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 100,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 105,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 105,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 105,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 110,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 100,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 120,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 113,000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 115,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 100,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 95,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 85,000 ha | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 95,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 95,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 95,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99,817 ha | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 99,763 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 100,527 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 101,654 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 102,625 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 103,325 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 105,608 ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 108,449 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 111,277 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 104,179 ha | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 108,419 ha | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 111,672 ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 116,709 ha | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 110,200 ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 111,599 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 112,589 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 112,717 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 115,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 120,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 115,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 104,719 ha | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 103,519 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 125,654 ha | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 102,728 ha | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 123,839 ha | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 123,397 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 120,477 ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 119,181 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 111,356 ha | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 109,752 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 115,724 ha | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 113,552 ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 116,582 ha | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 110,537 ha | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 103,955 ha | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81,899 ha | 67,000 ha | 99,178 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 105,817 ha | 100,000 ha | 120,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,000 ha | 85,000 ha | 115,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,722 ha | 99,763 ha | 111,277 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 113,390 ha | 108,419 ha | 120,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,462 ha | 102,728 ha | 125,654 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,070 ha | 103,955 ha | 116,582 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)
- 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 grapes — area harvested in South Africa?
- Grapes — area harvested in South Africa was 103,955 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grapes — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 125,654 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grapes — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,000 ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for grapes — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grapes — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Grapes — 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.