Hop cones — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Hop cones — Area harvested was 413 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hop cones — 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 hop cones — area harvested in South Africa is 413 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hop cones — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 450 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 50 ha, in 1964.
South Africa ranks 16th of 45 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.
Hop cones — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 80 ha | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 130 ha | +62.5% |
| 1964 | 50 ha | -61.5% |
| 1965 | 70 ha | +40.0% |
| 1966 | 100 ha | +42.9% |
| 1967 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 120 ha | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 120 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 130 ha | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 140 ha | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 159 ha | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 199 ha | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 189 ha | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 201 ha | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 209 ha | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 209 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 230 ha | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 230 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 213 ha | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 278 ha | +30.5% |
| 1992 | 279 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 260 ha | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 230 ha | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 370 ha | +60.9% |
| 1996 | 370 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 370 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 370 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 360 ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 380 ha | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 450 ha | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 396 ha | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 394 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 380 ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 400 ha | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 410 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 410 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 398 ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 372 ha | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 389 ha | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 375 ha | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 388 ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 386 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 396 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 394 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 395 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 396 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 400 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 405 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 412 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 410 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 411 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 413 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.44 ha | 50 ha | 130 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 168.6 ha | 120 ha | 209 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 230 ha | 230 ha | 230 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 310 ha | 213 ha | 370 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 401.8 ha | 380 ha | 450 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 389.1 ha | 372 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 410.2 ha | 405 ha | 413 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hop cones — area harvested in South Africa?
- Hop cones — area harvested in South Africa was 413 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hop cones — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 450 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest hop cones — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 ha in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for hop cones — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hop cones — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Hop cones — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.