Natural honey — Production in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Natural honey — Production was 1,084 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,084 t
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1,140 t
in 2009
All-time low
125 t
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Natural honey — Production in Southern Africa, 1961–2024

02505007501.0k1.2k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 1,084 t for natural honey — production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural honey — production in Southern Africa peaked at 1,140 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 125 t, in 1974.

Southern Africa ranks 27th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Natural honey — Production in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Natural honey — Production in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 350 t
1962 350 t +0.0%
1963 350 t +0.0%
1964 350 t +0.0%
1965 370 t +5.7%
1966 370 t +0.0%
1967 370 t +0.0%
1968 370 t +0.0%
1969 370 t +0.0%
1970 386 t +4.3%
1971 250 t -35.2%
1972 150 t -40.0%
1973 150 t +0.0%
1974 125 t -16.7%
1975 138 t +10.4%
1976 350 t +153.6%
1977 550 t +57.1%
1978 900 t +63.6%
1979 900 t +0.0%
1980 900 t +0.0%
1981 900 t +0.0%
1982 900 t +0.0%
1983 900 t +0.0%
1984 900 t +0.0%
1985 900 t +0.0%
1986 900 t +0.0%
1987 900 t +0.0%
1988 900 t +0.0%
1989 900 t +0.0%
1990 854 t -5.1%
1991 1,072 t +25.5%
1992 1,072 t +0.0%
1993 1,073 t +0.0%
1994 1,073 t +0.0%
1995 1,073 t +0.0%
1996 1,074 t +0.0%
1997 1,074 t +0.0%
1998 1,075 t +0.0%
1999 1,075 t +0.0%
2000 1,076 t +0.0%
2001 1,076 t +0.0%
2002 1,076 t +0.0%
2003 1,077 t +0.0%
2004 1,076 t -0.1%
2005 1,050 t -2.4%
2006 1,077 t +2.6%
2007 1,080 t +0.2%
2008 1,082 t +0.2%
2009 1,140 t +5.3%
2010 1,082 t -5.1%
2011 1,050 t -2.9%
2012 1,080 t +2.9%
2013 1,086 t +0.6%
2014 1,084 t -0.2%
2015 1,081 t -0.3%
2016 1,082 t +0.1%
2017 1,083 t +0.1%
2018 1,083 t +0.0%
2019 1,084 t +0.0%
2020 1,084 t +0.0%
2021 1,084 t -0.0%
2022 1,084 t -0.0%
2023 1,084 t +0.0%
2024 1,084 t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 361.11 t 350 t 370 t 9
1970s 389.9 t 125 t 900 t 10
1980s 900 t 900 t 900 t 10
1990s 1,051 t 854 t 1,075 t 10
2000s 1,081 t 1,050 t 1,140 t 10
2010s 1,080 t 1,050 t 1,086 t 10
2020s 1,084 t 1,084 t 1,084 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 24 Kenya 19,462 t compare
  2. 25 New Zealand 17,500 t compare
  3. 26 Central African Republic 16,950 t compare
  4. 27 Uzbekistan 16,632 t compare
  5. 28 Serbia 14,664 t compare
  6. 29 Hungary 14,000 t compare
  7. 30 Chile 12,225 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural honey — production in Southern Africa?
Natural honey — production in Southern Africa was 1,084 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest natural honey — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,140 t in 2009.
What is the lowest natural honey — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 125 t in 1974.
How does Southern Africa rank for natural honey — production?
Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is natural honey — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Natural honey — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural honey — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,712 data points, 1961–2024
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