South Africa Arable Land 1960-2024

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 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
  • South Africa arable land for 2021 was 12,000,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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South Africa Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2022 0 0.00 0.00%
2021 12,000,000 0.20 9.89%
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%
1960 0 0.00 0.00%