Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Africa 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Bhutan 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Slovakia 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Kuwait 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Congo 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 Bahamas 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.