Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in South Africa
South Africa: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 0.43 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in South Africa stood at 0.43 %.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in South Africa peaked at 0.44 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.18 %, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 207th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.18 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2 % | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.22 % | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.24 % | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.25 % | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.26 % | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.27 % | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.28 % | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.29 % | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3 % | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.32 % | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.31 % | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.32 % | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.33 % | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.35 % | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.37 % | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.38 % | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.39 % | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.41 % | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.39 % | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.37 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 % | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.42 % | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.44 % | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.43 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.43 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.25 %, 5% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.43 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.71 %, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2167 % | 0.18 % | 0.26 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.291 % | 0.26 % | 0.32 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.319 % | 0.31 % | 0.32 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.337 % | 0.31 % | 0.38 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.396 % | 0.37 % | 0.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.431 % | 0.43 % | 0.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.43 % | 0.43 % | 0.43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in South Africa?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in South Africa was 0.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 % in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- South Africa ranks 207th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.