Hop cones — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Hop cones — Yield was 1,143 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hop cones — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, hop cones — yield in South Africa stood at 1,143 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hop cones — yield in South Africa peaked at 1,196 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 314.5 kg/ha, in 1974.
South Africa ranks 32nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hop cones — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 910 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 900 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 976.9 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 900 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 985.7 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 910 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 450 kg/ha | -50.5% |
| 1968 | 590 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1969 | 641.7 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 758.3 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 700 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 346.2 kg/ha | -50.5% |
| 1973 | 321.4 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 314.5 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 371.9 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1976 | 412.7 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 398 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 531.1 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 1979 | 665.1 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1980 | 660.9 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 652.2 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 652.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 652.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 652.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 652.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 652.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 673.9 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 695.7 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 717.4 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1,014 kg/ha | +41.4% |
| 1991 | 730.1 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 751.6 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 769.2 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 739.1 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 756.8 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 756.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 756.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 729.7 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 777.8 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 789.5 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 777.8 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 813.3 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 830.4 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 842.1 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 837.5 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 874.6 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 878 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 902.4 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 952.2 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 989.6 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,029 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1,179 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 1,104 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1,114 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,124 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,146 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,166 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,182 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,196 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,157 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,145 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,155 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,146 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,143 kg/ha | -0.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 1,143 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,227 kg/ha, 93% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hop cones — Yield in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -50.5% | 910 kg/ha | 450 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -50.5% | 700 kg/ha | 346.2 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +41.4% | 717.4 kg/ha | 1,014 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +33.4% | 398 kg/ha | 531.1 kg/ha |
| 1968 | +31.1% | 450 kg/ha | 590 kg/ha |
| 1991 | -28.0% | 1,014 kg/ha | 730.1 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 807.14 kg/ha | 450 kg/ha | 985.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 481.92 kg/ha | 314.5 kg/ha | 758.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 666.11 kg/ha | 652.2 kg/ha | 717.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 778.2 kg/ha | 729.7 kg/ha | 1,014 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 849.78 kg/ha | 777.8 kg/ha | 952.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,123 kg/ha | 989.6 kg/ha | 1,196 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,149 kg/ha | 1,143 kg/ha | 1,157 kg/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 — yield in South Africa?
- Hop cones — yield in South Africa was 1,143 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hop cones — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,196 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest hop cones — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 314.5 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does South Africa rank for hop cones — yield?
- South Africa ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hop cones — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 — Yield. 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.