Treenuts, Total — Production in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Treenuts, Total — Production was 53,980 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
53,980 t
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
26th
of 28 groups
All-time high
56,045 t
in 2019
All-time low
500 t
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024

Treenuts, Total — Production in Southern Africa, 1984–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k1984200420241984: 500 t1985: 500 t1986: 500 t1987: 500 t1988: 1.0k t1989: 1.0k t1990: 2.0k t1991: 2.0k t1992: 2.7k t1993: 3.0k t1994: 4.5k t1995: 5.5k t1996: 6.0k t1997: 7.2k t1998: 7.8k t1999: 9.3k t2000: 10.4k t2001: 11.7k t2002: 12.2k t2003: 12.5k t2004: 13.5k t2005: 14.3k t2006: 14.8k t2007: 15.4k t2008: 16.3k t2009: 16.6k t2010: 23.0k t2011: 24.0k t2012: 26.1k t2013: 33.6k t2014: 41.0k t2015: 44.0k t2016: 46.4k t2017: 49.5k t2018: 52.9k t2019: 56.0k t2020: 52.8k t2021: 53.9k t2022: 54.3k t2023: 53.7k t2024: 54.0k t

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

Analysis

In 2024, treenuts, total — production in Southern Africa stood at 53,980 t.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treenuts, total — production in Southern Africa peaked at 56,045 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 500 t, in 1984.

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.

Treenuts, Total — Production in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Treenuts, Total — Production in Southern Africa, 1984 to 2024.
Year t Change
1984 500 t —
1985 500 t +0.0%
1986 500 t +0.0%
1987 500 t +0.0%
1988 1,000 t +100.0%
1989 1,000 t +0.0%
1990 2,000 t +100.0%
1991 2,003 t +0.1%
1992 2,700 t +34.8%
1993 3,000 t +11.1%
1994 4,500 t +50.0%
1995 5,500 t +22.2%
1996 6,000 t +9.1%
1997 7,200 t +20.0%
1998 7,808 t +8.5%
1999 9,341 t +19.6%
2000 10,375 t +11.1%
2001 11,700 t +12.8%
2002 12,200 t +4.3%
2003 12,500 t +2.5%
2004 13,480 t +7.8%
2005 14,334 t +6.3%
2006 14,750 t +2.9%
2007 15,379 t +4.3%
2008 16,278 t +5.8%
2009 16,615 t +2.1%
2010 23,005 t +38.5%
2011 24,050 t +4.5%
2012 26,148 t +8.7%
2013 33,615 t +28.6%
2014 40,993 t +21.9%
2015 44,023 t +7.4%
2016 46,399 t +5.4%
2017 49,539 t +6.8%
2018 52,917 t +6.8%
2019 56,045 t +5.9%
2020 52,844 t -5.7%
2021 53,947 t +2.1%
2022 54,275 t +0.6%
2023 53,692 t -1.1%
2024 53,980 t +0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Treenuts, Total — Production in Southern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +100.0% 500 t 1,000 t
1990 +100.0% 1,000 t 2,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 666.67 t 500 t 1,000 t 6
1990s 5,005 t 2,000 t 9,341 t 10
2000s 13,761 t 10,375 t 16,615 t 10
2010s 39,673 t 23,005 t 56,045 t 10
2020s 53,748 t 52,844 t 54,275 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 23 Azerbaijan 97,304 t compare
  2. 24 Guinea-Bissau 90,229 t compare
  3. 25 Nigeria 88,406 t compare
  4. 26 Uzbekistan 85,881 t compare
  5. 27 Mali 78,445 t compare
  6. 27 Caribbean 668.34 t compare
  7. 28 Tunisia 74,065 t compare
  8. 29 Republic of Korea 72,620 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is treenuts, total — production in Southern Africa?
Treenuts, total — production in Southern Africa was 53,980 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest treenuts, total — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 56,045 t in 2019.
What is the lowest treenuts, total — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 500 t in 1984.
How does Southern Africa rank for treenuts, total — production?
Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is treenuts, total — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Treenuts, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 8,417 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.