Land use hidden — Total area in South Africa
South Africa: Land use hidden — Total area was 1.22 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Total area in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 1.22 million Square kilometres for land use hidden — total area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in South Africa peaked at 1.22 million Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places South Africa 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 21 Niger 1.27 million Square kilometres compare
- 22 Angola 1.25 million Square kilometres compare
- 23 Mali 1.24 million Square kilometres compare
- 25 Colombia 1.14 million Square kilometres compare
- 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.10 million Square kilometres compare
- 27 Egypt 1.00 million Square kilometres 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -37.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — total area in South Africa?
- Land use hidden — total area in South Africa was 1.22 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for land use hidden — total area?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 hidden — Total area. 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata