Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Yield was 734.8 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — yield in South Africa stood at 734.8 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — yield in South Africa peaked at 1,231 kg/ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 733.4 kg/ha, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 18th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 907.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 907.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,200 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,200 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 1,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,231 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,012 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 1,154 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 1,231 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,026 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 1,025 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,042 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,060 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,078 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,097 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,153 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,179 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,192 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1,154 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,192 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1,156 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,141 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,123 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,101 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,074 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,046 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,018 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 988.7 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 959.5 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 930.5 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 902.1 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 844.8 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 833.3 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 829.6 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 809 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 787.9 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 809.3 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 801.4 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 782.2 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 765 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 756.8 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 744.5 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 733.4 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 734.8 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 979.36 kg/ha | 907.1 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,100 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,231 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,231 kg/ha | 1,231 kg/ha | 1,231 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,101 kg/ha | 1,025 kg/ha | 1,192 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,080 kg/ha | 959.5 kg/ha | 1,192 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 833.01 kg/ha | 782.2 kg/ha | 930.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 746.9 kg/ha | 733.4 kg/ha | 765 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 15 Argentina 999.8 kg/ha compare
- 16 Australia 906.2 kg/ha compare
- 17 Thailand 832.1 kg/ha compare
- 19 Mauritius 604.1 kg/ha compare
- 20 Madagascar 575.9 kg/ha compare
- 21 New Zealand 519.5 kg/ha compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 519.5 kg/ha compare
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — yield in South Africa?
- Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — yield in South Africa was 734.8 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,231 kg/ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 733.4 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — yield?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. — Yield. 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.