Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 165,750 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 165,750 ha for rape or colza seed — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 165,750 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 400 ha, in 1992.
That places Southern Africa 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 400 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,170 ha | +192.5% |
| 1994 | 5,230 ha | +347.0% |
| 1995 | 14,320 ha | +173.8% |
| 1996 | 10,880 ha | -24.0% |
| 1997 | 15,720 ha | +44.5% |
| 1998 | 17,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 25,000 ha | +47.1% |
| 2000 | 19,145 ha | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 27,000 ha | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 31,150 ha | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 44,200 ha | +41.9% |
| 2004 | 44,250 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 40,200 ha | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 32,000 ha | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 33,200 ha | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 34,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 35,060 ha | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 34,820 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 43,510 ha | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 44,100 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72,165 ha | +63.6% |
| 2014 | 95,000 ha | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 78,050 ha | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 68,075 ha | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 84,000 ha | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 77,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 74,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 74,120 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100,000 ha | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 123,510 ha | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 131,200 ha | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 165,750 ha | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,215 ha | 400 ha | 25,000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 34,020 ha | 19,145 ha | 44,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,072 ha | 34,820 ha | 95,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,916 ha | 74,120 ha | 165,750 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rape or colza seed — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Southern Africa was 165,750 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 165,750 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 ha in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. 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 Rape or colza seed — 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.