Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in South Africa is 0.0013 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0053 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 24th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0013 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 7.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0013 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 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)
- 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 meadows and pastures — area, per capita in South Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in South Africa was 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.