Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0038 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0038 ha per person for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0099 ha per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 ha per person, in 2024.
That places South Africa 44th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0057 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0055 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0072 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.008 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0088 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0099 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0085 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 0.008 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0076 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.008 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0072 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0076 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0065 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0038 ha per person | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in South Africa?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in South Africa was 0.0038 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 ha per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 ha per person in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 44th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.