Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested was 28,523 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in South Africa stood at 28,523 ha.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 30,670 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,370 ha, in 1961.
That places South Africa 28th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,370 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,826 ha | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 5,826 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 ha | -14.2% |
| 1965 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1966 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 7,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 7,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 9,500 ha | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 10,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 12,852 ha | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 12,293 ha | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 13,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 12,817 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 15,000 ha | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 14,553 ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 17,000 ha | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 19,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 20,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 19,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 17,693 ha | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 18,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 17,456 ha | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 18,587 ha | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 16,088 ha | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 18,000 ha | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 19,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 22,000 ha | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 20,500 ha | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 22,681 ha | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 25,096 ha | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 26,718 ha | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 24,399 ha | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 26,781 ha | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 29,041 ha | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 28,532 ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 29,723 ha | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 29,961 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 30,670 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 29,508 ha | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 29,448 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 27,806 ha | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 26,550 ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 28,523 ha | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,114 ha | 4,370 ha | 7,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,100 ha | 7,000 ha | 9,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,350 ha | 7,000 ha | 11,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,852 ha | 12,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,632 ha | 16,088 ha | 22,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,360 ha | 22,681 ha | 30,670 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,367 ha | 26,550 ha | 29,508 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 25 Afghanistan 35,601 ha compare
- 26 Ethiopia 35,050 ha compare
- 27 Mozambique 30,144 ha compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 188 ha compare
- 29 Colombia 27,422 ha compare
- 30 Morocco 27,106 ha compare
- 31 Spain 25,730 ha 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in South Africa?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in South Africa was 28,523 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30,670 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,370 ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.