Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested was 7,312 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 7,312 ha for peaches and nectarines — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 22,813 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,312 ha, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 31st of 91 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.
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 12,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 13,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 15,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 14,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 16,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 17,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 20,000 ha | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 16,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12,800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 12,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 12,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 12,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 13,021 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14,546 ha | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 15,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 16,921 ha | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 14,000 ha | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 16,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 17,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 20,000 ha | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 17,736 ha | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 22,000 ha | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 22,813 ha | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 20,000 ha | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 16,611 ha | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 15,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 11,000 ha | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 10,853 ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 10,358 ha | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 10,600 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 11,400 ha | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 10,000 ha | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 9,670 ha | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 9,447 ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 10,539 ha | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 10,088 ha | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 9,739 ha | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 11,186 ha | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 10,368 ha | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 10,379 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8,625 ha | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 8,917 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 9,826 ha | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 9,841 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,970 ha | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 10,171 ha | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 7,312 ha | -28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,111 ha | 9,000 ha | 15,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,000 ha | 14,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,680 ha | 12,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,622 ha | 13,021 ha | 22,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,864 ha | 10,000 ha | 22,813 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,896 ha | 8,625 ha | 11,186 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,624 ha | 7,312 ha | 10,970 ha | 5 |
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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 peaches and nectarines — area harvested in South Africa?
- Peaches and nectarines — area harvested in South Africa was 7,312 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22,813 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,312 ha in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 31st out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peaches and nectarines — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 Peaches and nectarines — 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.