Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0129 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0129 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.033 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places South Africa 122nd out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -73.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0129 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0675 ha per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0129 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 ha per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -73.3% | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 119 Central African Republic 0.0146 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Solomon Islands 0.0139 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Iraq 0.0138 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Chile 0.0128 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 Somalia 0.0118 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 Austria 0.0116 ha per square kilometre 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 vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0129 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.033 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 122nd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.