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.
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% |