Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in South Africa is 0.0024 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0037 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 ha per person, in 2006.
That places South Africa 114th out of 169 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 ha per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0025 ha 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in South Africa?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in South Africa was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per person in 2006.
- How does South Africa rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 114th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.