Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1225 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.1225 ha per square kilometre for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.1294 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0523 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Africa 119th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0523 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0588 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0619 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.081 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0862 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.087 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.089 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0894 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0927 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0969 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0954 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0992 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0999 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1041 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1001 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0961 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1042 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.103 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.109 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1188 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1212 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1272 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1199 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1294 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1123 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1176 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1161 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1204 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1254 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1254 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1225 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | 0.0523 ha per square kilometre | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | 0.0619 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0871 ha per square kilometre | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | 0.1041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | 0.109 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1209 ha per square kilometre | 0.1123 ha per square kilometre | 0.1294 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1239 ha per square kilometre | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | 0.1254 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 116 Lithuania 0.1327 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Algeria 0.1327 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Montenegro 0.1274 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 New Zealand 0.1193 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Czechia 0.1181 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Lesotho 0.1175 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 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 square kilometre in South Africa?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.1225 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1294 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 119th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.