Cropland — Share in Land area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Cropland — Share in Land area was 5.38 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Land area in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 5.38 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Southern Africa peaked at 5.96 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.17 %, in 1961.
Southern Africa ranks 43rd of 47 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.25 % | 5.17 % | 5.3 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.33 % | 5.31 % | 5.35 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.39 % | 5.34 % | 5.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.79 % | 5.54 % | 5.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 % | 5.46 % | 5.96 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 % | 5.22 % | 5.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 % | 5.29 % | 5.38 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 40 Italy 31.61 % compare
- 41 Tunisia 31.48 % compare
- 42 Serbia, Republic of 31.42 % compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 31.39 % compare
- 44 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 30.83 % compare
- 45 Dominica 29.96 % compare
- 46 Yugoslav SFR 29.94 % compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 18.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Southern Africa?
- Cropland — share in land area in Southern Africa was 5.38 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 % in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Southern Africa ranks 43rd out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 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.