Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0133 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0133 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
24th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0527 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0133 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0133 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0527 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0133 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 24th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0483 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0412 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0398 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0372 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0361 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0318 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0133 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 7.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0133 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0449 Square kilometres per person | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | 0.0372 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 21 Congo 0.0162 Square kilometres per person compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.0147 Square kilometres per person compare
- 23 Mali 0.0146 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 0.0127 Square kilometres per person compare
- 26 Niger 0.011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Angola 0.011 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Africa?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Africa was 0.0133 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0527 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.