Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0238 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0238 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
55th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.0285 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0107 ha per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.0238 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0285 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 55th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0238 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0267 ha per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0238 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0885 ha per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in South Africa?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0238 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0285 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 55th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.