Tomatoes — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 7,804 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tomatoes — Area harvested in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tomatoes — area harvested in South Africa stood at 7,804 ha.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 16,527 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5,660 ha, in 2003.
That places South Africa 59th out of 169 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.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 7,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 10,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14,000 ha | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14,500 ha | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 14,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 15,500 ha | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 15,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 16,527 ha | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 14,500 ha | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 14,243 ha | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 13,000 ha | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 13,000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 12,596 ha | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 13,500 ha | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 11,000 ha | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 9,000 ha | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 5,861 ha | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 5,660 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6,405 ha | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 6,475 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6,400 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,100 ha | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 7,800 ha | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 7,700 ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7,958 ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6,853 ha | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 7,755 ha | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 7,431 ha | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 6,997 ha | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 7,894 ha | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 9,201 ha | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 10,052 ha | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 8,199 ha | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 9,065 ha | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 9,346 ha | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 7,977 ha | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 7,188 ha | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 8,131 ha | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 7,804 ha | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,111 ha | 7,000 ha | 7,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,250 ha | 7,500 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,900 ha | 11,000 ha | 15,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,887 ha | 12,596 ha | 16,527 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,340 ha | 5,660 ha | 11,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,140 ha | 6,853 ha | 10,052 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,089 ha | 7,188 ha | 9,346 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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 tomatoes — area harvested in South Africa?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in South Africa was 7,804 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,527 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,660 ha in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 59th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tomatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.