Papayas — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Papayas — Area harvested was 854 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Papayas — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, papayas — area harvested in South Africa stood at 854 ha.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 2,900 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 837 ha, in 2023.
That places South Africa 33rd out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Papayas — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,200 ha | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 2,100 ha | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 2,500 ha | +19.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 2,400 ha | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,200 ha | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 2,600 ha | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 2,400 ha | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 2,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 2,200 ha | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 2,400 ha | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,600 ha | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 2,400 ha | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 2,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2,400 ha | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,800 ha | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 2,900 ha | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 2,700 ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 2,900 ha | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 2,700 ha | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 2,100 ha | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 2,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2,166 ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,246 ha | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2,700 ha | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 2,300 ha | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 2,200 ha | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 2,600 ha | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 2,300 ha | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 2,500 ha | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 1,900 ha | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 1,500 ha | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 1,800 ha | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1,400 ha | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 1,503 ha | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1,500 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1,300 ha | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,650 ha | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 1,650 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,650 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,629 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,699 ha | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1,498 ha | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1,407 ha | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 1,432 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,152 ha | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 1,027 ha | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 912 ha | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 837 ha | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 854 ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,267 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,430 ha | 2,200 ha | 2,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,530 ha | 2,400 ha | 2,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,411 ha | 2,100 ha | 2,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,730 ha | 1,300 ha | 2,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,532 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,699 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 956.4 ha | 837 ha | 1,152 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 30 Australia 1,064 ha compare
- 30 Australia and New Zealand 1,064 ha compare
- 32 Costa Rica 1,015 ha compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 586 ha compare
- 35 Panama 575 ha compare
- 36 Jamaica 471 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)
- 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)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is papayas — area harvested in South Africa?
- Papayas — area harvested in South Africa was 854 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,900 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 837 ha in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for papayas — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. 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 Papayas — 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.