Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in South Africa
South Africa: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 7,512 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in South Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 7,512 1000 ha for herbaceous crops — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in South Africa peaked at 7,777 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,523 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places South Africa 28th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,523 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 6,464 1000 ha | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 6,536 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7,060 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 7,247 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7,281 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,704 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 6,759 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 6,984 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 6,901 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7,104 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 6,946 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 6,848 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7,210 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 7,057 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 6,907 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 7,114 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7,365 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 7,283 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7,676 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 7,755 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 7,777 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7,622 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 7,512 1000 ha | -1.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 7,512 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 439.49 1000 ha, 17.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 7,512 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 514.93 1000 ha, 14.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,729 1000 ha | 5,523 1000 ha | 7,281 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,073 1000 ha | 6,848 1000 ha | 7,365 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,668 1000 ha | 7,512 1000 ha | 7,777 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 268.13 1000 ha compare
- 25 Indonesia 9,853 1000 ha compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 33.5 1000 ha compare
- 26 Sudan (former) 9,129 1000 ha compare
- 27 Bangladesh 8,189 1000 ha compare
- 29 Sudan 7,388 1000 ha compare
- 30 Uganda 7,224 1000 ha compare
- 31 Cameroon 6,431 1000 ha compare
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 modis in South Africa?
- Herbaceous crops — area from modis in South Africa was 7,512 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,777 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,523 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 MODIS. 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.