Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in South Africa
South Africa: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 222.94 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in South Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in South Africa stood at 222.94 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in South Africa peaked at 236.33 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 196.19 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places South Africa 66th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 235.92 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 236.33 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 226.09 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 204.72 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 197.95 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 206.67 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 209.31 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 213.89 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 217.79 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 220.24 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 225.4 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 223.71 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 218.05 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 217.37 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 214.64 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 196.19 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 199.74 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 205.49 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 206.9 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 207.48 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 212.67 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 218.5 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 224.33 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 222.94 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 216.52 1000 ha | 197.95 1000 ha | 236.33 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 212.77 1000 ha | 196.19 1000 ha | 225.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 217.18 1000 ha | 207.48 1000 ha | 224.33 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0041 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 18.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0042 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in South Africa?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in South Africa was 222.94 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 236.33 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 196.19 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- South Africa ranks 66th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Inland water bodies — 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.