Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in South Africa
South Africa: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 15,175 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in South Africa, 1985–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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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.