Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in South Africa
South Africa: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 248.5 Square kilometres in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in South Africa, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in South Africa is 248.5 Square kilometres, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 37.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in South Africa peaked at 973.6 Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 142 Square kilometres, in 2016.
That places South Africa 66th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 500 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 439 Square kilometres | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 596 Square kilometres | +35.8% |
| 2010 | 556 Square kilometres | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 419 Square kilometres | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 432 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 374.7 Square kilometres | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 195 Square kilometres | -48.0% |
| 2015 | 342 Square kilometres | +75.4% |
| 2016 | 142 Square kilometres | -58.5% |
| 2017 | 413.8 Square kilometres | +191.4% |
| 2018 | 828.2 Square kilometres | +100.1% |
| 2019 | 302.2 Square kilometres | -63.5% |
| 2020 | 409.5 Square kilometres | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 973.6 Square kilometres | +137.8% |
| 2022 | 447.7 Square kilometres | -54.0% |
| 2023 | 398.1 Square kilometres | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 248.5 Square kilometres | -37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 507 Square kilometres | 439 Square kilometres | 596 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 400.49 Square kilometres | 142 Square kilometres | 828.2 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 495.48 Square kilometres | 248.5 Square kilometres | 973.6 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 77.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in South Africa?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in South Africa was 248.5 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 973.6 Square kilometres in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 Square kilometres in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- South Africa ranks 66th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata