Tomatoes — Production, per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Tomatoes — Production, per capita was 0.008 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.008 t per person
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
79th
of 148 countries
All-time high
0.0128 t per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.0076 t per person
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Tomatoes — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024

00.0050.010.015196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.008 t per person for tomatoes — production, per capita in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tomatoes — production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0128 t per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 t per person, in 2022.

That places South Africa 79th out of 148 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 — Production, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Tomatoes — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0109 t per person
1962 0.0088 t per person -19.2%
1963 0.0087 t per person -1.7%
1964 0.0113 t per person +30.6%
1965 0.0114 t per person +0.2%
1966 0.0099 t per person -12.9%
1967 0.0119 t per person +19.8%
1968 0.0097 t per person -18.0%
1969 0.0111 t per person +13.6%
1970 0.0099 t per person -10.3%
1971 0.0093 t per person -6.0%
1972 0.0115 t per person +23.5%
1973 0.0099 t per person -14.3%
1974 0.0106 t per person +6.9%
1975 0.0128 t per person +21.6%
1976 0.0127 t per person -1.2%
1977 0.01 t per person -21.6%
1978 0.0105 t per person +5.6%
1979 0.0096 t per person -8.3%
1980 0.0105 t per person +9.0%
1981 0.0126 t per person +19.7%
1982 0.0126 t per person -0.1%
1983 0.0111 t per person -11.9%
1984 0.0108 t per person -2.6%
1985 0.0117 t per person +8.9%
1986 0.011 t per person -6.0%
1987 0.0116 t per person +5.5%
1988 0.0101 t per person -12.9%
1989 0.0124 t per person +22.1%
1990 0.01 t per person -19.1%
1991 0.0111 t per person +10.8%
1992 0.0099 t per person -10.7%
1993 0.0096 t per person -3.0%
1994 0.0088 t per person -8.8%
1995 0.0098 t per person +11.5%
1996 0.01 t per person +2.4%
1997 0.0097 t per person -2.7%
1998 0.0091 t per person -6.5%
1999 0.0092 t per person +1.2%
2000 0.0083 t per person -9.6%
2001 0.0094 t per person +12.2%
2002 0.0094 t per person +0.3%
2003 0.009 t per person -4.1%
2004 0.0099 t per person +9.6%
2005 0.0103 t per person +4.9%
2006 0.0101 t per person -2.4%
2007 0.0097 t per person -3.7%
2008 0.0106 t per person +8.8%
2009 0.0103 t per person -2.5%
2010 0.0106 t per person +2.7%
2011 0.0097 t per person -8.8%
2012 0.0105 t per person +8.8%
2013 0.01 t per person -4.9%
2014 0.0092 t per person -7.5%
2015 0.0098 t per person +6.5%
2016 0.011 t per person +11.8%
2017 0.0117 t per person +6.0%
2018 0.0092 t per person -21.4%
2019 0.0098 t per person +7.0%
2020 0.0099 t per person +0.9%
2021 0.0086 t per person -12.8%
2022 0.0076 t per person -12.4%
2023 0.0084 t per person +11.4%
2024 0.008 t per person -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0104 t per person 0.0087 t per person 0.0119 t per person 9
1970s 0.0107 t per person 0.0093 t per person 0.0128 t per person 10
1980s 0.0114 t per person 0.0101 t per person 0.0126 t per person 10
1990s 0.0097 t per person 0.0088 t per person 0.0111 t per person 10
2000s 0.0097 t per person 0.0083 t per person 0.0106 t per person 10
2010s 0.0101 t per person 0.0092 t per person 0.0117 t per person 10
2020s 0.0085 t per person 0.0076 t per person 0.0099 t per person 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 76 Jamaica 0.0086 t per person compare
  2. 77 Senegal 0.0085 t per person compare
  3. 78 Tonga 0.0084 t per person compare
  4. 80 Peru 0.0078 t per person compare
  5. 81 Malaysia 0.0073 t per person compare
  6. 82 Finland 0.0073 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

More agriculture & rural data for South Africa

All data for South Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is tomatoes — production, per capita in South Africa?
Tomatoes — production, per capita in South Africa was 0.008 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tomatoes — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0128 t per person in 1975.
What is the lowest tomatoes — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 t per person in 2022.
How does South Africa rank for tomatoes — production, per capita?
South Africa ranks 79th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
Is tomatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tomatoes — Production, per capita in South Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/tomatoes-production-per-capita/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/tomatoes-production-per-capita/south-africa/">Tomatoes — Production, per capita in South Africa</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Tomatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Tomatoes — Production ÷ Population, total

Computed from

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

Indicator
Tomatoes — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
149 places, 8,016 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Tomatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.