Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in South Africa

South Africa: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 15,175 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
15,175 ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
46th
of 122 countries
All-time high
15,745 ha
in 2019
All-time low
190 ha
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024

Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in South Africa, 1985–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1985200420241985: 190 ha1986: 190 ha1987: 190 ha1988: 360 ha1989: 360 ha1990: 700 ha1991: 700 ha1992: 939 ha1993: 1.0k ha1994: 1.6k ha1995: 1.9k ha1996: 2.1k ha1997: 2.3k ha1998: 2.5k ha1999: 3.0k ha2000: 3.3k ha2001: 3.4k ha2002: 3.6k ha2003: 3.8k ha2004: 3.9k ha2005: 4.0k ha2006: 4.2k ha2007: 4.3k ha2008: 4.6k ha2009: 4.7k ha2010: 6.1k ha2011: 6.3k ha2012: 7.2k ha2013: 9.6k ha2014: 11.8k ha2015: 12.6k ha2016: 13.2k ha2017: 14.0k ha2018: 14.9k ha2019: 15.7k ha2020: 14.9k ha2021: 15.2k ha2022: 15.3k ha2023: 15.1k ha2024: 15.2k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for treenuts, total — area harvested in South Africa is 15,175 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in South Africa peaked at 15,745 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 190 ha, in 1985.

South Africa ranks 46th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in South Africa, 1985 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1985 190 ha
1986 190 ha +0.0%
1987 190 ha +0.0%
1988 360 ha +89.5%
1989 360 ha +0.0%
1990 700 ha +94.4%
1991 700 ha +0.0%
1992 939 ha +34.1%
1993 1,030 ha +9.7%
1994 1,560 ha +51.5%
1995 1,917 ha +22.9%
1996 2,100 ha +9.5%
1997 2,300 ha +9.5%
1998 2,500 ha +8.7%
1999 3,000 ha +20.0%
2000 3,300 ha +10.0%
2001 3,400 ha +3.0%
2002 3,650 ha +7.4%
2003 3,750 ha +2.7%
2004 3,900 ha +4.0%
2005 4,000 ha +2.6%
2006 4,179 ha +4.5%
2007 4,300 ha +2.9%
2008 4,600 ha +7.0%
2009 4,700 ha +2.2%
2010 6,114 ha +30.1%
2011 6,286 ha +2.8%
2012 7,245 ha +15.3%
2013 9,577 ha +32.2%
2014 11,771 ha +22.9%
2015 12,630 ha +7.3%
2016 13,200 ha +4.5%
2017 13,983 ha +5.9%
2018 14,882 ha +6.4%
2019 15,745 ha +5.8%
2020 14,870 ha -5.6%
2021 15,166 ha +2.0%
2022 15,260 ha +0.6%
2023 15,099 ha -1.1%
2024 15,175 ha +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 258 ha 190 ha 360 ha 5
1990s 1,675 ha 700 ha 3,000 ha 10
2000s 3,978 ha 3,300 ha 4,700 ha 10
2010s 11,143 ha 6,114 ha 15,745 ha 10
2020s 15,114 ha 14,870 ha 15,260 ha 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 43 Sri Lanka 15,747 ha compare
  2. 44 Czechoslovakia 15,481 ha compare
  3. 45 Japan 15,200 ha compare
  4. 47 Argentina 15,005 ha compare
  5. 48 Ukraine 13,840 ha compare
  6. 49 Pakistan 13,810 ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is treenuts, total — area harvested in South Africa?
Treenuts, total — area harvested in South Africa was 15,175 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 15,745 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 190 ha in 1985.
How does South Africa rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
South Africa ranks 46th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 Treenuts, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 7,620 data points, 1961–2024
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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.