Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested was 25,962 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested in South Africa is 25,962 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 333.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 25,962 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 700 ha, in 1961.
That places South Africa 14th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 900 ha | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 1,200 ha | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 1,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 1,500 ha | +36.4% |
| 1975 | 1,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 1,400 ha | +27.3% |
| 1979 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,900 ha | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 1,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,100 ha | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 2,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 2,300 ha | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 2,500 ha | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 2,273 ha | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 3,000 ha | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 3,700 ha | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 4,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 5,200 ha | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 4,800 ha | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 5,200 ha | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 4,096 ha | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 4,303 ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 4,285 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5,120 ha | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 5,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 5,100 ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5,156 ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5,207 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5,367 ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 5,881 ha | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 5,825 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 5,917 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5,990 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6,115 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 6,275 ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8,406 ha | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 10,726 ha | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 12,918 ha | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 15,769 ha | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 19,975 ha | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 21,699 ha | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 24,469 ha | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 25,962 ha | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 922.22 ha | 700 ha | 1,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,220 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,720 ha | 1,600 ha | 1,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,127 ha | 2,000 ha | 5,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,827 ha | 4,096 ha | 5,207 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,342 ha | 5,367 ha | 12,918 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,575 ha | 15,769 ha | 25,962 ha | 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 tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested in South Africa?
- Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested in South Africa was 25,962 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25,962 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 14th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tangerines, mandarins, clementines — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.