Land area equipped for irrigation β Area in South Africa
South Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation β Area was 2,240 1000 ha in 2024. β² Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation β Area in South Africa, 1961β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2,240 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation β area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation β area in South Africa peaked at 2,240 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 808 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places South Africa 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 888.67 1000 ha | 808 1000 ha | 980 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,036 1000 ha | 1,000 1000 ha | 1,100 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,157 1000 ha | 1,128 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,342 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 1,498 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,516 1000 ha | 1,498 1000 ha | 1,534 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,728 1000 ha | 1,538 1000 ha | 2,087 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,217 1000 ha | 2,127 1000 ha | 2,240 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 2.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 272,220 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 385,631 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 516,696 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation β area in South Africa?
- Land area equipped for irrigation β area in South Africa was 2,240 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation β area recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,240 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation β area recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 808 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for land area equipped for irrigation β area?
- South Africa ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation β area rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation β 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.