Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Vegetables in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest vegetables in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Maize, Potato and Mushroom lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.1M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 51k, and the largest, Maize, reaches around 424k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each vegetable, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Pomegranate 52k 40.8 70.5% Vegetable
27 Cauliflower 51k 45.1 64.3% Vegetable
28 Cabbage 51k 38.0 63.2% Vegetable
29 Sugarcane 48k 38.6 54.4% Vegetable
30 Eggplant 45k 43.3 81.7% Vegetable
31 Chicory 43k 47.0 67.6% Vegetable
32 Durian 41k 38.3 61.5% Vegetable
33 Zucchini 39k 42.3 75.6% Vegetable
34 Cashew 38k 43.4 64.9% Vegetable
35 Parsley 38k 37.8 75.9% Vegetable
36 Watercress 37k 44.9 95.5% Vegetable
37 Macadamia 37k 42.7 60.8% Vegetable
38 Radish 36k 37.7 74.8% Vegetable
39 Parsnip 35k 44.7 88.9% Vegetable
40 Chestnut 35k 42.6 78.1% Vegetable
41 Shallot 34k 34.2 51.3% Vegetable
42 Capsicum 34k 36.6 71.9% Vegetable
43 Lychee 33k 35.4 80.1% Vegetable
44 Scallion 33k 45.0 55.7% Vegetable
45 Prunus armeniaca 31k 38.3 82.5% Vegetable
46 Pepperoni 28k 33.1 66.8% Vegetable
47 Kale 28k 41.8 71.0% Vegetable
48 Liquorice 27k 39.0 80.0% Vegetable
49 Chives 27k 42.2 31.4% Vegetable
50 Rhubarb 25k 29.7 100.0% Vegetable

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular vegetables compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each vegetable by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest vegetable in South Africa?

Maize currently leads with an estimated audience of 424k people in South Africa.

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