Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC in South Africa
South Africa: Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC was 13,023 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC in South Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc in South Africa stood at 13,023 1000 ha.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc in South Africa peaked at 13,025 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,417 1000 ha, in 1992.
South Africa ranks 29th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12,417 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 12,422 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,418 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,433 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 12,423 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 12,434 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 12,443 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 12,541 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 12,679 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 12,712 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12,737 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12,765 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 12,874 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12,878 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,887 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12,906 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12,910 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,922 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12,904 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 12,910 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12,919 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12,922 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,933 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12,931 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12,936 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,962 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13,018 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13,025 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13,021 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 13,023 1000 ha | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 13,023 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,090 1000 ha, 11.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 13,023 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,063 1000 ha, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,441 1000 ha | 12,417 1000 ha | 12,541 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 12,827 1000 ha | 12,679 1000 ha | 12,922 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,937 1000 ha | 12,904 1000 ha | 13,018 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,023 1000 ha | 13,021 1000 ha | 13,025 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc in South Africa?
- Herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc in South Africa was 13,023 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13,025 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,417 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.