Tea leaves — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Tea leaves — Area harvested was 907 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tea leaves — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 907 ha for tea leaves — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tea leaves — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 6,864 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 419 ha, in 2012.
That places South Africa 32nd out of 45 countries 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.
Tea leaves — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,400 ha | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 1,900 ha | +26.7% |
| 1970 | 2,400 ha | +26.3% |
| 1971 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,500 ha | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 4,500 ha | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 5,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,300 ha | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 ha | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 6,100 ha | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 6,273 ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 6,237 ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 6,534 ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 6,721 ha | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 6,326 ha | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 6,721 ha | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 6,164 ha | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 6,164 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,130 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 6,307 ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 6,327 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,657 ha | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 6,700 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,677 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6,861 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6,864 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,200 ha | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 5,300 ha | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 2,200 ha | -58.5% |
| 2005 | 5,800 ha | +163.6% |
| 2006 | 1,486 ha | -74.4% |
| 2007 | 2,874 ha | +93.4% |
| 2008 | 1,515 ha | -47.3% |
| 2009 | 1,500 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 777 ha | -48.2% |
| 2011 | 856 ha | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 419 ha | -51.1% |
| 2013 | 1,047 ha | +149.9% |
| 2014 | 962 ha | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 901 ha | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 834 ha | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 899 ha | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 878 ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 870 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 882 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 877 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 835 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 872 ha | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 907 ha | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,267 ha | 1,100 ha | 1,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,370 ha | 2,400 ha | 5,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,916 ha | 5,000 ha | 6,721 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,417 ha | 6,130 ha | 6,721 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,060 ha | 1,486 ha | 6,864 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 844.3 ha | 419 ha | 1,047 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 874.6 ha | 835 ha | 907 ha | 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)
- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tea leaves — area harvested in South Africa?
- Tea leaves — area harvested in South Africa was 907 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tea leaves — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,864 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest tea leaves — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 419 ha in 2012.
- How does South Africa rank for tea leaves — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tea leaves — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Tea leaves — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.