Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 1,316 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other fruits, n.e.c. — area harvested in South Africa is 1,316 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fruits, n.e.c. — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 6,500 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,244 ha, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 104th of 152 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 fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,800 ha | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 3,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,500 ha | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 4,500 ha | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 5,400 ha | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,409 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 6,176 ha | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 5,600 ha | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 5,962 ha | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 5,781 ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5,310 ha | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 5,610 ha | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 5,571 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5,341 ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 5,254 ha | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5,362 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5,750 ha | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 5,712 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 5,750 ha | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 5,842 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 5,840 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,921 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5,691 ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 5,989 ha | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 6,039 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6,200 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 6,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6,500 ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 6,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 6,158 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6,178 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,678 ha | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 3,259 ha | -30.3% |
| 2019 | 1,848 ha | -43.3% |
| 2020 | 1,914 ha | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1,745 ha | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 1,787 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,244 ha | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 1,316 ha | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,111 ha | 3,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,940 ha | 3,000 ha | 4,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,050 ha | 4,500 ha | 5,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,601 ha | 5,254 ha | 6,176 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,786 ha | 5,362 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,286 ha | 1,848 ha | 6,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,601 ha | 1,244 ha | 1,914 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)
- 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 fruits, n.e.c. — area harvested in South Africa?
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — area harvested in South Africa was 1,316 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other fruits, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,500 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest other fruits, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,244 ha in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for other fruits, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 104th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other fruits, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. 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 fruits, 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.