Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested was 18,176 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Southern Africa is 18,176 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 19,052 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,900 ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 10th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pomelos and grapefruits — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,100 ha | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 4,200 ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 4,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,900 ha | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 5,300 ha | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 5,700 ha | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 6,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 6,900 ha | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 6,800 ha | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 6,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,300 ha | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 6,500 ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 6,700 ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 7,200 ha | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 7,800 ha | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 7,300 ha | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 7,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,500 ha | -24.7% |
| 1983 | 5,900 ha | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 5,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,250 ha | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 6,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,600 ha | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 7,100 ha | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 7,450 ha | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 7,855 ha | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 8,361 ha | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 9,612 ha | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 7,286 ha | -24.2% |
| 1994 | 9,481 ha | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 8,726 ha | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 9,530 ha | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 10,009 ha | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 10,500 ha | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 11,636 ha | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 13,551 ha | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 14,598 ha | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 13,682 ha | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 14,975 ha | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 13,996 ha | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 16,363 ha | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 17,063 ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 16,962 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14,351 ha | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 15,437 ha | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 15,860 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 19,000 ha | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 15,500 ha | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 19,052 ha | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 18,800 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 17,384 ha | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 14,896 ha | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 15,053 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18,900 ha | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 16,823 ha | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 15,792 ha | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 15,800 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 18,038 ha | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 17,717 ha | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 18,176 ha | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,456 ha | 3,900 ha | 5,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,720 ha | 6,000 ha | 7,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,555 ha | 5,500 ha | 7,450 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,300 ha | 7,286 ha | 11,636 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,098 ha | 13,551 ha | 17,063 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,127 ha | 14,896 ha | 19,052 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,105 ha | 15,792 ha | 18,176 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 7 South Africa 13,727 ha compare
- 8 Sudan (former) 13,020 ha compare
- 9 Philippines 5,465 ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 5,176 ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 608 ha compare
- 11 Haiti 4,911 ha compare
- 12 Tunisia 4,775 ha compare
- 13 Brazil 4,559 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested in Southern Africa was 18,176 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,052 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,900 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 10th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pomelos and grapefruits — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pomelos and grapefruits — 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.