Tomatoes — Production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Tomatoes — Production, per capita was 0.008 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tomatoes — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 — 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.
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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
- Tomatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.