Arable land — Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Arable land — Area was 13,812 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Area in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 13,812 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Southern Africa peaked at 15,387 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13,387 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Southern Africa 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,697 1000 ha | 13,522 1000 ha | 13,798 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,843 1000 ha | 13,800 1000 ha | 13,882 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,981 1000 ha | 13,834 1000 ha | 14,267 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,011 1000 ha | 14,377 1000 ha | 15,356 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,739 1000 ha | 14,084 1000 ha | 15,387 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,619 1000 ha | 13,387 1000 ha | 14,091 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,751 1000 ha | 13,582 1000 ha | 13,812 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 152.42 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.74 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 267,335 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 265,067 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 62.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 454.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.37 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Southern Africa?
- Arable land — area in Southern Africa was 13,812 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,387 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,387 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for arable land — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.