Country area — Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Country area — Area was 267,335 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 267,335 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Southern Africa peaked at 267,335 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 267,283 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Country area — Area in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 267,283 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 267,283 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 267,284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 267,335 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,294 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 267,335 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Southern Africa?
- Country area — area in Southern Africa was 267,335 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 267,335 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,283 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for country area — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Country area — 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.