Potatoes — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Potatoes — Area harvested was 82,808 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Southern Africa stood at 82,808 ha.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 86,086 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38,797 ha, in 1966.
That places Southern Africa 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,513 ha | — |
| 1962 | 52,359 ha | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 52,169 ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 48,800 ha | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 50,850 ha | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 38,797 ha | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 41,988 ha | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 39,250 ha | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 56,750 ha | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 47,800 ha | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 58,300 ha | +22.0% |
| 1972 | 39,300 ha | -32.6% |
| 1973 | 42,950 ha | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 47,950 ha | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 49,370 ha | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 51,380 ha | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 53,600 ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 53,800 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 53,000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 53,200 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 65,200 ha | +22.6% |
| 1982 | 60,400 ha | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 64,500 ha | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 71,600 ha | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 70,800 ha | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 62,000 ha | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 62,300 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 70,500 ha | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 77,506 ha | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 68,473 ha | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 72,318 ha | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 66,634 ha | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 62,994 ha | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 62,794 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 62,857 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 68,789 ha | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 63,818 ha | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 62,186 ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 64,680 ha | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 61,992 ha | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 64,658 ha | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 56,863 ha | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 59,146 ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 61,150 ha | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 62,401 ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 65,175 ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 67,547 ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 69,806 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 65,129 ha | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 71,659 ha | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 74,360 ha | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 75,498 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73,635 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 76,287 ha | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 81,859 ha | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 71,861 ha | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 81,129 ha | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 81,299 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86,086 ha | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 85,548 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 83,102 ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 81,495 ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 77,818 ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 82,808 ha | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,275 ha | 38,797 ha | 56,750 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,745 ha | 39,300 ha | 58,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,801 ha | 53,200 ha | 77,506 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,554 ha | 62,186 ha | 72,318 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,387 ha | 56,863 ha | 69,806 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,367 ha | 71,659 ha | 86,086 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,154 ha | 77,818 ha | 85,548 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 22 Belarus 141,000 ha compare
- 23 Algeria 135,414 ha compare
- 24 Brazil 124,818 ha compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 124,721 ha compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 120,225 ha compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 118,407 ha compare
- 28 Colombia 109,791 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Africa
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested 1.93 million ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield 837 kg/ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested 141,439 ha (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks 183,952 1000 An (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 731,569 t (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield 377.6 kg/ha (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 1.94 million ha (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production 1.98 million t (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield 1,026 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Southern Africa was 82,808 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 86,086 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,797 ha in 1966.
- How does Southern Africa rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Potatoes — 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.