Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0004 ha per person for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0008 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2003.
That places South Africa 48th out of 99 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 ha per person, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in South Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in South Africa was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.