Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in South Africa
South Africa: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 662.2 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in South Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 662.2 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in South Africa peaked at 712.69 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 641.18 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places South Africa 53rd out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 641.96 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 641.49 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 641.18 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 644.36 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 647.02 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 649.53 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 653.78 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 667.28 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 670.79 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 675.43 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 689.62 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 693.48 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 692.9 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 695.15 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 698.48 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 708.61 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 710.1 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 712.69 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 712.49 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 710.55 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 707.4 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 704.1 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 694.37 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 694.07 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 689.95 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 685.43 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 673.76 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 670.42 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 666.91 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 665.64 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 662.2 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 648.33 1000 ha | 641.18 1000 ha | 667.28 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 694.73 1000 ha | 670.79 1000 ha | 712.69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 694.25 1000 ha | 670.42 1000 ha | 712.49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 664.92 1000 ha | 662.2 1000 ha | 666.91 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 50 New Zealand 994.34 1000 ha compare
- 51 Botswana 901.39 1000 ha compare
- 52 Greenland 690.01 1000 ha compare
- 54 Italy 609.51 1000 ha compare
- 55 Mozambique 602.77 1000 ha compare
- 56 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 523.57 1000 ha 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -37.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in South Africa?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in South Africa was 662.2 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 712.69 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 641.18 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- South Africa ranks 53rd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — 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 Université 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.