Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places South Africa 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0682 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 4 Lesotho 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Djibouti 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Faroe Islands 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Somalia 0.0685 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Mongolia 0.0682 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.0679 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 meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does South Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — 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.