Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0067 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0067 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
110th
of 148 countries
All-time high
0.0136 ha per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.0047 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0067 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0136 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
South Africa ranks 110th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 107 Saudi Arabia 0.0073 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Argentina 0.0071 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Brazil 0.0071 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Libya 0.0061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Malaysia 0.0058 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Ecuador 0.0055 ha per square kilometre compare
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 tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0067 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0136 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 110th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tomatoes — 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.
Tomatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tomatoes — 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
Tomatoes — 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.