Sparsely natural vegetated areas β Area from CCI_LC in South Africa
South Africa: Sparsely natural vegetated areas β Area from CCI_LC was 9,135 1000 ha in 2022. β¬ Flat
Sparsely natural vegetated areas β Area from CCI_LC in South Africa, 1992β2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sparsely natural vegetated areas β area from cci_lc in South Africa is 9,135 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas β area from cci_lc in South Africa peaked at 9,371 1000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9,128 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places South Africa 15th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,366 1000 ha | 9,351 1000 ha | 9,371 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 9,249 1000 ha | 9,194 1000 ha | 9,334 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,166 1000 ha | 9,139 1000 ha | 9,186 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,131 1000 ha | 9,128 1000 ha | 9,135 1000 ha | 3 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 Β°C (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -11.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -6.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sparsely natural vegetated areas β area from cci_lc in South Africa?
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas β area from cci_lc in South Africa was 9,135 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas β area from cci_lc recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,371 1000 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas β area from cci_lc recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,128 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas β area from cci_lc?
- South Africa ranks 15th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sparsely natural vegetated areas β area from cci_lc rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sparsely natural vegetated areas β Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the UniversitΓ© catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.