Cropland — Area per capita in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 0.2 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Southern Africa peaked at 0.72 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2 ha/cap, in 2019.
Southern Africa ranks 15th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.72 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.7 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.68 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.66 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.65 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.63 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.61 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.59 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.58 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.56 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.53 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.47 ha/cap | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.42 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.38 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 ha/cap | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6467 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 0.72 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.497 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 0.56 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.369 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.308 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.269 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 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 cropland — area per capita in Southern Africa?
- Cropland — area per capita in Southern Africa was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 ha/cap in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Southern Africa ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.