Other land — Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Other land — Area was 52,998 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Other land — Area in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Southern Africa is 52,998 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Southern Africa peaked at 56,178 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52,998 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Southern Africa 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Other land — Area in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56,178 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 55,764 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 55,272 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 54,761 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 54,371 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 54,107 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 53,722 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 53,639 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 53,570 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 53,477 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 53,384 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 53,399 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53,287 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 53,517 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 53,720 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 53,772 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 54,314 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 54,236 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 53,802 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 53,822 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53,905 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54,286 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 54,300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54,254 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 54,026 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 54,138 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53,924 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 53,773 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 53,675 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 53,877 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 53,598 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 53,255 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 53,170 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 53,083 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 52,998 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,486 1000 ha | 53,477 1000 ha | 56,178 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,725 1000 ha | 53,287 1000 ha | 54,314 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,016 1000 ha | 53,675 1000 ha | 54,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,221 1000 ha | 52,998 1000 ha | 53,598 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Southern Africa?
- Other land — area in Southern Africa was 52,998 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56,178 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,998 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Southern Africa rank for other land — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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.