Peas, dry — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 1,483 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, peas, dry — area harvested in Southern Africa stood at 1,483 ha.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 23,871 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,137 ha, in 2019.
That places Southern Africa 26th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,871 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 ha | -16.2% |
| 1963 | 18,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 19,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 22,200 ha | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 21,800 ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 21,100 ha | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 20,126 ha | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 19,485 ha | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 19,195 ha | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 18,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 17,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18,200 ha | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 17,982 ha | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 18,134 ha | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 15,099 ha | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 12,348 ha | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 13,702 ha | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 14,382 ha | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 11,682 ha | -18.8% |
| 1982 | 13,680 ha | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 11,691 ha | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 11,900 ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 11,257 ha | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 10,502 ha | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 10,803 ha | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 15,329 ha | +41.9% |
| 1989 | 6,005 ha | -60.8% |
| 1990 | 14,859 ha | +147.4% |
| 1991 | 15,828 ha | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 8,309 ha | -47.5% |
| 1993 | 5,710 ha | -31.3% |
| 1994 | 7,407 ha | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 6,643 ha | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 6,408 ha | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 7,014 ha | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 8,981 ha | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 8,535 ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 7,121 ha | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 8,636 ha | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 12,220 ha | +41.5% |
| 2003 | 9,876 ha | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 4,427 ha | -55.2% |
| 2005 | 5,475 ha | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 5,438 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,783 ha | -48.8% |
| 2008 | 2,517 ha | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 2,859 ha | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 2,890 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,240 ha | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 2,279 ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,433 ha | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 1,763 ha | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 1,866 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1,938 ha | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2,337 ha | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 2,115 ha | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1,137 ha | -46.2% |
| 2020 | 2,629 ha | +131.2% |
| 2021 | 1,805 ha | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 2,249 ha | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 1,826 ha | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 1,483 ha | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,620 ha | 18,000 ha | 23,871 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,666 ha | 12,348 ha | 19,195 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,723 ha | 6,005 ha | 15,329 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,969 ha | 5,710 ha | 15,828 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,135 ha | 2,517 ha | 12,220 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,100 ha | 1,137 ha | 2,890 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,998 ha | 1,483 ha | 2,629 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peas, dry — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Southern Africa was 1,483 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23,871 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,137 ha in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Peas, dry — 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.