Other land — Area in South Africa
South Africa: Other land — Area was 2,174 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2,174 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in South Africa peaked at 5,892 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,174 1000 ha, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 105th of 259 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,892 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,400 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 4,844 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 4,294 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 3,877 1000 ha | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 3,535 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 3,077 1000 ha | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 2,934 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 2,804 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 2,646 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 2,492 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 2,516 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,414 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 2,426 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,658 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 2,696 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3,203 1000 ha | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 3,114 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2,808 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 2,841 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,850 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,280 1000 ha | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 3,225 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3,137 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 3,050 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2,962 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2,875 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,787 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,700 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2,612 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2,524 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2,437 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 2,349 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,262 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2,174 1000 ha | -3.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 2,174 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 2,174 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,930 1000 ha | 2,646 1000 ha | 5,892 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,717 1000 ha | 2,414 1000 ha | 3,203 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,948 1000 ha | 2,612 1000 ha | 3,280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,349 1000 ha | 2,174 1000 ha | 2,524 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.3 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 69.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in South Africa?
- Other land — area in South Africa was 2,174 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,892 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,174 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for other land — area?
- South Africa ranks 105th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — 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.