Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area was 152.42 USD_PPP/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Southern Africa stood at 152.42 USD_PPP/ha.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Southern Africa peaked at 158.25 USD_PPP/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.43 USD_PPP/ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.43 USD_PPP/ha | — |
| 1962 | 48.45 USD_PPP/ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 51.16 USD_PPP/ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 50.16 USD_PPP/ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 53.18 USD_PPP/ha | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 55.65 USD_PPP/ha | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 64.71 USD_PPP/ha | +16.3% |
| 1968 | 58.29 USD_PPP/ha | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 61.55 USD_PPP/ha | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 60.73 USD_PPP/ha | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 66.93 USD_PPP/ha | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 71.08 USD_PPP/ha | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 62.87 USD_PPP/ha | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 73.91 USD_PPP/ha | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 72.01 USD_PPP/ha | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 72.26 USD_PPP/ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 76.21 USD_PPP/ha | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 79.76 USD_PPP/ha | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 79.75 USD_PPP/ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 82.34 USD_PPP/ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 88.28 USD_PPP/ha | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 82.26 USD_PPP/ha | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 74.12 USD_PPP/ha | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 79.6 USD_PPP/ha | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 83.6 USD_PPP/ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 82.22 USD_PPP/ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 85.48 USD_PPP/ha | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 86.72 USD_PPP/ha | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 90.81 USD_PPP/ha | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 90.14 USD_PPP/ha | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 92.79 USD_PPP/ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 80.07 USD_PPP/ha | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 87.27 USD_PPP/ha | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 88.85 USD_PPP/ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 79.67 USD_PPP/ha | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 90.92 USD_PPP/ha | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 98.44 USD_PPP/ha | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 88.3 USD_PPP/ha | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 95.32 USD_PPP/ha | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 99.88 USD_PPP/ha | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 96.31 USD_PPP/ha | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 101.08 USD_PPP/ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 101.59 USD_PPP/ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 104.06 USD_PPP/ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 110.29 USD_PPP/ha | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 107.26 USD_PPP/ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 109.89 USD_PPP/ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 122.23 USD_PPP/ha | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 120.81 USD_PPP/ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 124.91 USD_PPP/ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 124.63 USD_PPP/ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 128.52 USD_PPP/ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 135.09 USD_PPP/ha | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 142.27 USD_PPP/ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 140.11 USD_PPP/ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 133.18 USD_PPP/ha | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 146.17 USD_PPP/ha | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 144.51 USD_PPP/ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 145.01 USD_PPP/ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 153.56 USD_PPP/ha | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 155.56 USD_PPP/ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 158.25 USD_PPP/ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 157.26 USD_PPP/ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 152.42 USD_PPP/ha | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.51 USD_PPP/ha | 47.43 USD_PPP/ha | 64.71 USD_PPP/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 71.55 USD_PPP/ha | 60.73 USD_PPP/ha | 79.76 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.54 USD_PPP/ha | 74.12 USD_PPP/ha | 90.81 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.18 USD_PPP/ha | 79.67 USD_PPP/ha | 98.44 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.34 USD_PPP/ha | 96.31 USD_PPP/ha | 122.23 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.44 USD_PPP/ha | 124.63 USD_PPP/ha | 146.17 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.41 USD_PPP/ha | 152.42 USD_PPP/ha | 158.25 USD_PPP/ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Southern Africa?
- Agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Southern Africa was 152.42 USD_PPP/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 158.25 USD_PPP/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.43 USD_PPP/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.