Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — Production was 6,727 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — Production in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — production in South Africa stood at 6,727 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 255.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — production in South Africa peaked at 8,017 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 381 t, in 2004.
That places South Africa 16th out of 63 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.
Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — Production in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,866 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,598 t | -14.4% |
| 1963 | 1,764 t | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 1,533 t | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 1,473 t | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 1,602 t | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 1,778 t | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 2,208 t | +24.2% |
| 1969 | 2,428 t | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 1,916 t | -21.1% |
| 1971 | 2,670 t | +39.4% |
| 1972 | 2,476 t | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 2,638 t | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 2,354 t | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 2,041 t | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 2,394 t | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 825 t | -65.5% |
| 1978 | 1,755 t | +112.7% |
| 1979 | 1,709 t | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1,858 t | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 1,781 t | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 1,641 t | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 1,554 t | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 1,470 t | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 1,188 t | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 875 t | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 1,257 t | +43.7% |
| 1988 | 1,496 t | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 1,420 t | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 876 t | -38.3% |
| 1991 | 695 t | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 719 t | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1,266 t | +76.1% |
| 1994 | 591 t | -53.3% |
| 1995 | 480 t | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 462 t | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 531 t | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 469 t | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 389 t | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 655 t | +68.4% |
| 2001 | 421 t | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 541 t | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 526 t | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 381 t | -27.6% |
| 2005 | 559 t | +46.7% |
| 2006 | 442 t | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 648 t | +46.6% |
| 2008 | 730 t | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 851 t | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 858 t | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,183 t | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 1,683 t | +42.3% |
| 2013 | 2,107 t | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 1,890 t | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 2,008 t | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 2,243 t | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 2,188 t | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2,763 t | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 3,264 t | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 4,873 t | +49.3% |
| 2021 | 6,382 t | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 8,017 t | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 5,489 t | -31.5% |
| 2024 | 6,727 t | +22.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 6,727 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,624 t, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,806 t | 1,473 t | 2,428 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,078 t | 825 t | 2,670 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,454 t | 875 t | 1,858 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 647.8 t | 389 t | 1,266 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 575.4 t | 381 t | 851 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,019 t | 858 t | 3,264 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,298 t | 4,873 t | 8,017 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — production in South Africa?
- Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — production in South Africa was 6,727 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,017 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 381 t in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — production?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.9%. 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 Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. — Production. 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.