Cropland — Share in Land area in South Africa
South Africa: Cropland — Share in Land area was 10.23 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Land area in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in South Africa is 10.23 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in South Africa peaked at 11.7 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.04 %, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 132nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.19 % | 10.04 % | 10.29 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.36 % | 10.3 % | 10.41 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.51 % | 10.42 % | 10.72 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.32 % | 10.8 % | 11.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.19 % | 10.68 % | 11.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.28 % | 10.23 % | 10.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 % | 10.23 % | 10.23 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 10.4 % compare
- 130 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 10.27 % compare
- 130 Ethiopia PDR 10.27 % compare
- 133 Netherlands Antilles (former) 10 % compare
- 133 Uzbekistan, Republic of 10 % compare
- 135 Vanuatu 9.82 % compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in South Africa?
- Cropland — share in land area in South Africa was 10.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.04 % in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for cropland — share in land area?
- South Africa ranks 132nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in 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.