South Africa | Agricultural land (hectares)
Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of South Africa
Records
53
Source
South Africa | Agricultural land (hectares)
1960
101335000 1961
100135000 1962
98995000 1963
97750000 1964
96610000 1965
96445000 1966
96180000 1967
95990000 1968
95790000 1969
95590000 1970
95390000 1971
95195000 1972
94990000 1973
94805000 1974
94585000 1975
94382000 1976
94320000 1977
94280000 1978
94210000 1979
94160000 1980
94100000 1981
94033000 1982
94033000 1983
94033000 1984
94033000 1985
94400000 1986
94650000 1987
94900000 1988
95300000 1989
95600000 1990
96005000 1991
96473000 1992
96936000 1993
97265000 1994
97520000 1995
97890000 1996
97945000 1997
97988000 1998
98058000 1999
98125000 2000
98013000 2001
98028000 2002
97928000 2003
97608000 2004
97483000 2005
96888000 2006
96890000 2007
97108000 2008
96988000 2009
96891000 2010
96374000 2011
2012
South Africa | Agricultural land (hectares)
Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of South Africa
Records
53
Source