Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0009 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, natural honey — production, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.0009 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural honey — production, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0009 t per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places South Africa 107th out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +153.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0009 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0219 t per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0009 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0085 t per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +153.6% | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +63.6% | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +57.1% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0005 t per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -40.0% | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre |
| 1971 | -35.2% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +25.5% | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 104 Zambia 0.0012 t per square kilometre compare
- 105 Bhutan 0.0011 t per square kilometre compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 0.001 t per square kilometre compare
- 108 Honduras 0.0009 t per square kilometre compare
- 109 Chad 0.0008 t per square kilometre compare
- 110 Mozambique 0.0008 t per square kilometre compare
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 natural honey — production, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Natural honey — production, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0009 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural honey — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 t per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest natural honey — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does South Africa rank for natural honey — production, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 107th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural honey — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural honey — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural honey — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Natural honey — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Natural honey — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Natural honey — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.