Permanent crops — Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Permanent crops — Area was 454.89 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Southern Africa is 454.89 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Southern Africa peaked at 460.69 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 191.7 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 219.41 1000 ha | 191.7 1000 ha | 257.8 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 285.3 1000 ha | 259 1000 ha | 312 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 316.8 1000 ha | 313 1000 ha | 320 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 347.9 1000 ha | 319 1000 ha | 392 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 410.72 1000 ha | 386.3 1000 ha | 435.09 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 446.94 1000 ha | 443.69 1000 ha | 460.69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 452.62 1000 ha | 447.86 1000 ha | 454.89 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 152.42 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.74 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 267,335 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 265,067 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 62.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 13,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Southern Africa?
- Permanent crops — area in Southern Africa was 454.89 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 460.69 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 191.7 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for permanent crops — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.