South Africa Arable Land 1961-2022
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 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.
- South Africa arable land for 2016 was 12,000,000, a 0% increase from 2015.
- South Africa arable land for 2015 was 12,000,000, a 0% increase from 2014.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
Russia |
121,649,000 |
China |
119,488,700 |
Brazil |
55,762,000 |
Kazakhstan |
29,748,400 |
Mexico |
23,905,000 |
Turkey |
19,723,000 |
Thailand |
16,810,000 |
Iran |
14,687,000 |
South Africa |
12,000,000 |
Romania |
8,686,000 |
Algeria |
7,505,017 |
Colombia |
6,021,000 |
Belarus |
5,712,000 |
Iraq |
5,000,000 |
Paraguay |
4,734,000 |
Bulgaria |
3,478,000 |
Peru |
3,429,700 |
Cuba |
2,908,600 |
Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
Serbia |
2,583,000 |
Azerbaijan |
2,097,900 |
Turkmenistan |
1,940,000 |
Libya |
1,720,000 |
Bosnia |
1,029,000 |
Ecuador |
968,000 |
Dominican Republic |
877,000 |
Guatemala |
862,000 |
Malaysia |
826,000 |
Namibia |
800,000 |
Albania |
611,346 |
Armenia |
445,600 |
Guyana |
420,000 |
North Macedonia |
418,000 |
Gabon |
325,000 |
Botswana |
259,600 |
Costa Rica |
252,500 |
Jordan |
201,000 |
Fiji |
165,000 |
Lebanon |
132,000 |
Equatorial Guinea |
120,000 |
Jamaica |
120,000 |
Belize |
90,000 |
Mauritius |
75,000 |
Suriname |
62,000 |
Samoa |
32,500 |
Tonga |
20,000 |
Montenegro |
9,200 |
Dominica |
6,000 |
Maldives |
3,900 |
St. Lucia |
3,000 |
Grenada |
3,000 |
American Samoa |
3,000 |
Marshall Islands |
2,000 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
2,000 |
South Africa Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
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 |
0.22 |
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 |
0.26 |
10.55% |
2007 |
12,600,000 |
0.26 |
10.39% |
2006 |
12,600,000 |
0.26 |
10.39% |
2005 |
13,175,000 |
0.28 |
10.86% |
2004 |
13,300,000 |
0.28 |
10.96% |
2003 |
13,600,000 |
0.29 |
11.21% |
2002 |
13,700,000 |
0.30 |
11.29% |
2001 |
13,685,000 |
0.30 |
11.28% |
2000 |
13,812,000 |
0.31 |
11.39% |
1999 |
13,760,000 |
0.31 |
11.34% |
1998 |
13,700,000 |
0.31 |
11.29% |
1997 |
13,700,000 |
0.32 |
11.29% |
1996 |
13,650,000 |
0.32 |
11.25% |
1995 |
13,500,000 |
0.33 |
11.13% |
1994 |
13,450,000 |
0.33 |
11.09% |
1993 |
13,426,000 |
0.34 |
11.07% |
1992 |
13,163,000 |
0.34 |
10.85% |
1991 |
12,900,000 |
0.34 |
10.63% |
1990 |
12,800,000 |
0.35 |
10.55% |
1989 |
12,700,000 |
0.35 |
10.47% |
1988 |
12,600,000 |
0.36 |
10.39% |
1987 |
12,550,000 |
0.37 |
10.35% |
1986 |
12,600,000 |
0.38 |
10.39% |
1985 |
12,355,000 |
0.38 |
10.18% |
1984 |
12,355,000 |
0.39 |
10.18% |
1983 |
12,355,000 |
0.40 |
10.18% |
1982 |
12,355,000 |
0.41 |
10.18% |
1981 |
12,400,000 |
0.42 |
10.22% |
1980 |
12,440,000 |
0.44 |
10.25% |
1979 |
12,480,000 |
0.45 |
10.29% |
1978 |
12,530,000 |
0.46 |
10.33% |
1977 |
12,570,000 |
0.47 |
10.36% |
1976 |
12,612,000 |
0.49 |
10.40% |
1975 |
12,570,000 |
0.50 |
10.36% |
1974 |
12,530,000 |
0.51 |
10.33% |
1973 |
12,490,000 |
0.52 |
10.30% |
1972 |
12,450,000 |
0.53 |
10.26% |
1971 |
12,410,000 |
0.55 |
10.23% |
1970 |
12,370,000 |
0.56 |
10.20% |
1969 |
12,330,000 |
0.57 |
10.16% |
1968 |
12,290,000 |
0.59 |
10.13% |
1967 |
12,250,000 |
0.60 |
10.10% |
1966 |
12,230,000 |
0.61 |
10.08% |
1965 |
12,200,000 |
0.63 |
10.06% |
1964 |
12,150,000 |
0.64 |
10.02% |
1963 |
12,100,000 |
0.66 |
9.97% |
1962 |
12,050,000 |
0.67 |
9.93% |
1961 |
12,000,000 |
0.68 |
9.89% |