South Africa Arable Land 1961-2023
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.
- South Africa arable land for 2020 was 12,000,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
- South Africa arable land for 2019 was 12,000,000, a 0% increase from 2018.
- South Africa arable land for 2018 was 12,000,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
- South Africa arable land for 2017 was 12,000,000, a 0% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Russia |
121,649,000 |
| China |
119,473,100 |
| Brazil |
55,762,000 |
| Kazakhstan |
29,553,200 |
| Mexico |
20,071,000 |
| Turkey |
19,586,000 |
| Thailand |
16,810,000 |
| Iran |
15,645,000 |
| South Africa |
12,000,000 |
| Romania |
8,915,000 |
| Algeria |
7,505,017 |
| Belarus |
5,660,000 |
| Iraq |
5,000,000 |
| Colombia |
4,877,943 |
| Paraguay |
4,734,000 |
| Peru |
3,580,226 |
| Bulgaria |
3,492,000 |
| Cuba |
2,908,600 |
| Serbia |
2,604,000 |
| Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
| Azerbaijan |
2,084,300 |
| Turkmenistan |
1,940,000 |
| Libya |
1,720,000 |
| Ecuador |
1,038,000 |
| Bosnia |
1,015,000 |
| Dominican Republic |
877,000 |
| Guatemala |
862,000 |
| Malaysia |
826,000 |
| Namibia |
800,000 |
| Albania |
599,600 |
| Armenia |
444,000 |
| Guyana |
420,000 |
| North Macedonia |
416,000 |
| Gabon |
325,000 |
| Botswana |
260,000 |
| Costa Rica |
244,500 |
| Jordan |
206,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
138,600 |
| Lebanon |
135,300 |
| Jamaica |
120,000 |
| Belize |
90,000 |
| Fiji |
76,800 |
| Mauritius |
75,000 |
| Suriname |
62,000 |
| Tonga |
20,000 |
| Samoa |
11,290 |
| Montenegro |
9,100 |
| Dominica |
6,000 |
| Maldives |
3,900 |
| American Samoa |
3,190 |
| Grenada |
3,000 |
| St. Lucia |
2,670 |
| Marshall Islands |
2,000 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
2,000 |
| South Africa Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2020 |
12,000,000 |
0.20 |
9.89% |
| 2019 |
12,000,000 |
0.21 |
9.89% |
| 2018 |
12,000,000 |
0.21 |
9.89% |
| 2017 |
12,000,000 |
0.21 |
9.89% |
| 2016 |
12,000,000 |
0.21 |
9.89% |
| 2015 |
12,000,000 |
0.21 |
9.89% |
| 2014 |
12,000,000 |
0.22 |
9.89% |
| 2013 |
12,000,000 |
0.22 |
9.89% |
| 2012 |
12,000,000 |
0.23 |
9.89% |
| 2011 |
12,033,000 |
0.23 |
9.92% |
| 2010 |
12,533,000 |
0.24 |
10.33% |
| 2009 |
12,660,000 |
0.25 |
10.44% |
| 2008 |
12,800,000 |
0.25 |
10.55% |
| 2007 |
12,600,000 |
0.25 |
10.39% |
| 2006 |
12,600,000 |
0.25 |
10.39% |
| 2005 |
13,175,000 |
0.27 |
10.86% |
| 2004 |
13,300,000 |
0.27 |
10.96% |
| 2003 |
13,600,000 |
0.28 |
11.21% |
| 2002 |
13,700,000 |
0.29 |
11.29% |
| 2001 |
13,685,000 |
0.29 |
11.28% |
| 2000 |
13,812,000 |
0.30 |
11.39% |
| 1999 |
13,760,000 |
0.30 |
11.34% |
| 1998 |
13,700,000 |
0.30 |
11.29% |
| 1997 |
13,700,000 |
0.30 |
11.29% |
| 1996 |
13,650,000 |
0.31 |
11.25% |
| 1995 |
13,500,000 |
0.31 |
11.13% |
| 1994 |
13,450,000 |
0.31 |
11.09% |
| 1993 |
13,426,000 |
0.32 |
11.07% |
| 1992 |
13,163,000 |
0.32 |
10.85% |
| 1991 |
12,900,000 |
0.32 |
10.63% |
| 1990 |
12,800,000 |
0.32 |
10.55% |
| 1989 |
12,700,000 |
0.33 |
10.47% |
| 1988 |
12,600,000 |
0.34 |
10.39% |
| 1987 |
12,550,000 |
0.35 |
10.35% |
| 1986 |
12,600,000 |
0.36 |
10.39% |
| 1985 |
12,355,000 |
0.37 |
10.18% |
| 1984 |
12,355,000 |
0.38 |
10.18% |
| 1983 |
12,355,000 |
0.39 |
10.18% |
| 1982 |
12,355,000 |
0.40 |
10.18% |
| 1981 |
12,344,000 |
0.41 |
10.18% |
| 1980 |
12,335,000 |
0.42 |
10.17% |
| 1979 |
12,326,000 |
0.43 |
10.16% |
| 1978 |
12,317,000 |
0.44 |
10.15% |
| 1977 |
12,308,000 |
0.45 |
10.15% |
| 1976 |
12,299,000 |
0.46 |
10.14% |
| 1975 |
12,290,000 |
0.48 |
10.13% |
| 1974 |
12,281,000 |
0.49 |
10.12% |
| 1973 |
12,272,000 |
0.50 |
10.12% |
| 1972 |
12,263,000 |
0.52 |
10.11% |
| 1971 |
12,254,000 |
0.53 |
10.10% |
| 1970 |
12,245,000 |
0.55 |
10.09% |
| 1969 |
12,236,000 |
0.56 |
10.09% |
| 1968 |
12,227,000 |
0.58 |
10.08% |
| 1967 |
12,218,000 |
0.60 |
10.07% |
| 1966 |
12,209,000 |
0.62 |
10.06% |
| 1965 |
12,200,000 |
0.64 |
10.06% |
| 1964 |
12,150,000 |
0.65 |
10.02% |
| 1963 |
12,100,000 |
0.67 |
9.97% |
| 1962 |
12,050,000 |
0.69 |
9.93% |
| 1961 |
12,000,000 |
0.71 |
9.89% |
