Oats — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Oats — Area harvested was 31,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oats — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oats — area harvested in South Africa stood at 31,000 ha.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 143.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 100,000 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 12,758 ha, in 2014.
That places South Africa 37th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oats — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 70,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 80,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 80,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 60,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1966 | 60,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 70,000 ha | -30.0% |
| 1969 | 70,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 80,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 70,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 75,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 80,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 80,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 80,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 70,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 60,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 50,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 60,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 45,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 55,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 60,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 55,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 55,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15,000 ha | -72.7% |
| 1986 | 35,000 ha | +133.3% |
| 1987 | 50,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 1988 | 35,000 ha | -30.0% |
| 1989 | 30,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 27,474 ha | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 32,365 ha | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 35,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 35,625 ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 25,000 ha | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 28,000 ha | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 25,000 ha | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 30,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 25,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 22,000 ha | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 25,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 28,000 ha | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 30,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 25,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 25,833 ha | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 22,808 ha | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 28,000 ha | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 26,500 ha | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 17,000 ha | -35.8% |
| 2009 | 23,000 ha | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 20,505 ha | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 39,070 ha | +90.5% |
| 2012 | 33,087 ha | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 15,853 ha | -52.1% |
| 2014 | 12,758 ha | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 22,917 ha | +79.6% |
| 2016 | 34,139 ha | +49.0% |
| 2017 | 13,920 ha | -59.2% |
| 2018 | 19,235 ha | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 21,000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 26,200 ha | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 36,250 ha | +38.4% |
| 2022 | 27,000 ha | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 27,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 31,000 ha | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,444 ha | 60,000 ha | 100,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 70,500 ha | 50,000 ha | 80,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,500 ha | 15,000 ha | 60,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,546 ha | 22,000 ha | 35,625 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,114 ha | 17,000 ha | 30,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,248 ha | 12,758 ha | 39,070 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,590 ha | 26,200 ha | 36,250 ha | 5 |
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- 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 oats — area harvested in South Africa?
- Oats — area harvested in South Africa was 31,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest oats — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,758 ha in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for oats — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 37th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oats — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oats — 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.