South Africa - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in South Africa was 12,000,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,812,000 in 2000 and a minimum value of 12,000,000 in 1961.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,000,000 |
| 1962 | 12,050,000 |
| 1963 | 12,100,000 |
| 1964 | 12,150,000 |
| 1965 | 12,200,000 |
| 1966 | 12,230,000 |
| 1967 | 12,250,000 |
| 1968 | 12,290,000 |
| 1969 | 12,330,000 |
| 1970 | 12,370,000 |
| 1971 | 12,410,000 |
| 1972 | 12,450,000 |
| 1973 | 12,490,000 |
| 1974 | 12,530,000 |
| 1975 | 12,570,000 |
| 1976 | 12,612,000 |
| 1977 | 12,570,000 |
| 1978 | 12,530,000 |
| 1979 | 12,480,000 |
| 1980 | 12,440,000 |
| 1981 | 12,400,000 |
| 1982 | 12,355,000 |
| 1983 | 12,355,000 |
| 1984 | 12,355,000 |
| 1985 | 12,355,000 |
| 1986 | 12,600,000 |
| 1987 | 12,550,000 |
| 1988 | 12,600,000 |
| 1989 | 12,700,000 |
| 1990 | 12,800,000 |
| 1991 | 12,900,000 |
| 1992 | 13,163,000 |
| 1993 | 13,426,000 |
| 1994 | 13,450,000 |
| 1995 | 13,500,000 |
| 1996 | 13,650,000 |
| 1997 | 13,700,000 |
| 1998 | 13,700,000 |
| 1999 | 13,760,000 |
| 2000 | 13,812,000 |
| 2001 | 13,685,000 |
| 2002 | 13,700,000 |
| 2003 | 13,600,000 |
| 2004 | 13,300,000 |
| 2005 | 13,175,000 |
| 2006 | 12,600,000 |
| 2007 | 12,600,000 |
| 2008 | 12,800,000 |
| 2009 | 12,660,000 |
| 2010 | 12,533,000 |
| 2011 | 12,033,000 |
| 2012 | 12,000,000 |
| 2013 | 12,000,000 |
| 2014 | 12,000,000 |
| 2015 | 12,000,000 |
| 2016 | 12,000,000 |
| 2017 | 12,000,000 |
| 2018 | 12,000,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in South Africa was 0.208 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.685 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.208 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.685 |
| 1962 | 0.671 |
| 1963 | 0.657 |
| 1964 | 0.643 |
| 1965 | 0.629 |
| 1966 | 0.615 |
| 1967 | 0.600 |
| 1968 | 0.587 |
| 1969 | 0.574 |
| 1970 | 0.560 |
| 1971 | 0.548 |
| 1972 | 0.535 |
| 1973 | 0.522 |
| 1974 | 0.510 |
| 1975 | 0.499 |
| 1976 | 0.488 |
| 1977 | 0.475 |
| 1978 | 0.462 |
| 1979 | 0.448 |
| 1980 | 0.436 |
| 1981 | 0.423 |
| 1982 | 0.410 |
| 1983 | 0.399 |
| 1984 | 0.388 |
| 1985 | 0.378 |
| 1986 | 0.376 |
| 1987 | 0.366 |
| 1988 | 0.359 |
| 1989 | 0.353 |
| 1990 | 0.348 |
| 1991 | 0.342 |
| 1992 | 0.340 |
| 1993 | 0.339 |
| 1994 | 0.332 |
| 1995 | 0.326 |
| 1996 | 0.323 |
| 1997 | 0.319 |
| 1998 | 0.314 |
| 1999 | 0.310 |
| 2000 | 0.307 |
| 2001 | 0.300 |
| 2002 | 0.297 |
| 2003 | 0.291 |
| 2004 | 0.281 |
| 2005 | 0.275 |
| 2006 | 0.260 |
| 2007 | 0.257 |
| 2008 | 0.257 |
| 2009 | 0.251 |
| 2010 | 0.245 |
| 2011 | 0.231 |
| 2012 | 0.227 |
| 2013 | 0.224 |
| 2014 | 0.220 |
| 2015 | 0.217 |
| 2016 | 0.213 |
| 2017 | 0.210 |
| 2018 | 0.208 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in South Africa was 9.89 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 11.39 in 2000, while its lowest value was 9.89 in 1961.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.89 |
| 1962 | 9.93 |
| 1963 | 9.97 |
| 1964 | 10.02 |
| 1965 | 10.06 |
| 1966 | 10.08 |
| 1967 | 10.10 |
| 1968 | 10.13 |
| 1969 | 10.16 |
| 1970 | 10.20 |
| 1971 | 10.23 |
| 1972 | 10.26 |
| 1973 | 10.30 |
| 1974 | 10.33 |
| 1975 | 10.36 |
| 1976 | 10.40 |
| 1977 | 10.36 |
| 1978 | 10.33 |
| 1979 | 10.29 |
| 1980 | 10.25 |
| 1981 | 10.22 |
| 1982 | 10.18 |
| 1983 | 10.18 |
| 1984 | 10.18 |
| 1985 | 10.18 |
| 1986 | 10.39 |
| 1987 | 10.35 |
| 1988 | 10.39 |
| 1989 | 10.47 |
| 1990 | 10.55 |
| 1991 | 10.63 |
| 1992 | 10.85 |
| 1993 | 11.07 |
| 1994 | 11.09 |
| 1995 | 11.13 |
| 1996 | 11.25 |
| 1997 | 11.29 |
| 1998 | 11.29 |
| 1999 | 11.34 |
| 2000 | 11.39 |
| 2001 | 11.28 |
| 2002 | 11.29 |
| 2003 | 11.21 |
| 2004 | 10.96 |
| 2005 | 10.86 |
| 2006 | 10.39 |
| 2007 | 10.39 |
| 2008 | 10.55 |
| 2009 | 10.44 |
| 2010 | 10.33 |
| 2011 | 9.92 |
| 2012 | 9.89 |
| 2013 | 9.89 |
| 2014 | 9.89 |
| 2015 | 9.89 |
| 2016 | 9.89 |
| 2017 | 9.89 |
| 2018 | 9.89 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
