Other land — Area in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Other land — Area was 52,998 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
52,998 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
28th
of 36 groups
All-time high
56,178 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
52,998 1000 ha
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Southern Africa, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200720241990: 56.2k 1000 ha1991: 55.8k 1000 ha1992: 55.3k 1000 ha1993: 54.8k 1000 ha1994: 54.4k 1000 ha1995: 54.1k 1000 ha1996: 53.7k 1000 ha1997: 53.6k 1000 ha1998: 53.6k 1000 ha1999: 53.5k 1000 ha2000: 53.4k 1000 ha2001: 53.4k 1000 ha2002: 53.3k 1000 ha2003: 53.5k 1000 ha2004: 53.7k 1000 ha2005: 53.8k 1000 ha2006: 54.3k 1000 ha2007: 54.2k 1000 ha2008: 53.8k 1000 ha2009: 53.8k 1000 ha2010: 53.9k 1000 ha2011: 54.3k 1000 ha2012: 54.3k 1000 ha2013: 54.3k 1000 ha2014: 54.0k 1000 ha2015: 54.1k 1000 ha2016: 53.9k 1000 ha2017: 53.8k 1000 ha2018: 53.7k 1000 ha2019: 53.9k 1000 ha2020: 53.6k 1000 ha2021: 53.3k 1000 ha2022: 53.2k 1000 ha2023: 53.1k 1000 ha2024: 53.0k 1000 ha

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 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Greenland 40,802 1000 ha compare
  2. 26 Indonesia 38,487 1000 ha compare
  3. 27 Pakistan 37,527 1000 ha compare
  4. 28 Saudi Arabia 36,605 1000 ha compare
  5. 29 Peru 36,242 1000 ha compare
  6. 30 Namibia 35,473 1000 ha compare
  7. 31 Mongolia 34,326 1000 ha compare

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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 36 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

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.