Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 15,836 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
15,836 ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
26th
of 28 groups
All-time high
16,408 ha
in 2019
All-time low
190 ha
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024

Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Southern 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: 3.0k ha1998: 3.4k ha1999: 3.9k ha2000: 4.2k ha2001: 5.2k ha2002: 4.4k ha2003: 4.3k ha2004: 4.4k ha2005: 4.8k ha2006: 5.0k ha2007: 5.2k ha2008: 5.4k ha2009: 5.5k ha2010: 7.0k ha2011: 7.1k ha2012: 8.1k ha2013: 10.3k ha2014: 12.5k ha2015: 13.3k ha2016: 13.9k ha2017: 14.7k ha2018: 15.6k ha2019: 16.4k ha2020: 15.5k ha2021: 15.8k ha2022: 15.9k ha2023: 15.8k ha2024: 15.8k ha

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 15,836 ha for treenuts, total — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 16,408 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 190 ha, in 1985.

Southern Africa ranks 26th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 258 ha 190 ha 360 ha 5
1990s 1,921 ha 700 ha 3,889 ha 10
2000s 4,839 ha 4,226 ha 5,530 ha 10
2010s 11,883 ha 6,954 ha 16,408 ha 10
2020s 15,774 ha 15,526 ha 15,921 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 23 Azerbaijan 65,475 ha compare
  2. 24 Libya 61,702 ha compare
  3. 25 Ethiopia PDR 58,000 ha compare
  4. 26 Ethiopia 55,272 ha compare
  5. 27 Greece 54,550 ha compare
  6. 28 Afghanistan 54,343 ha compare
  7. 29 France 54,020 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is treenuts, total — area harvested in Southern Africa?
Treenuts, total — area harvested in Southern Africa was 15,836 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 16,408 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 190 ha in 1985.
How does Southern Africa rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern 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.