Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 3,150 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in South Africa stood at 3,150 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 3,150 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 700 ha, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 9th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,600 ha | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,879 ha | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 2,600 ha | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,800 ha | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2,808 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,850 ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,834 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,900 ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3,019 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,988 ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,993 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,999 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,010 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,052 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,092 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 3,085 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,108 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,128 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,150 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,033 ha | 700 ha | 1,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,230 ha | 1,500 ha | 2,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,600 ha | 2,600 ha | 2,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,628 ha | 2,600 ha | 2,879 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,641 ha | 2,600 ha | 2,808 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,964 ha | 2,834 ha | 3,052 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,113 ha | 3,085 ha | 3,150 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 6 Madagascar 11,346 ha compare
- 6 Polynesia 77 ha compare
- 7 New Zealand 7,804 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 7,804 ha compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 2,039 ha compare
- 11 Bangladesh 1,895 ha compare
- 12 Argentina 1,604 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 other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in South Africa?
- Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in South Africa was 3,150 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,150 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — 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.