South Africa | Agricultural land (sq. km)

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 (sq. km)
1960
1961 1013350
1962 1001350
1963 989950
1964 977500
1965 966100
1966 964450
1967 961800
1968 959900
1969 957900
1970 955900
1971 953900
1972 951950
1973 949900
1974 948050
1975 945850
1976 943820
1977 943200
1978 942800
1979 942100
1980 941600
1981 941000
1982 940330
1983 940330
1984 940330
1985 940330
1986 944000
1987 946500
1988 949000
1989 953000
1990 956000
1991 960050
1992 964730
1993 969360
1994 972650
1995 975200
1996 978900
1997 979450
1998 979880
1999 980580
2000 981250
2001 980130
2002 980280
2003 979280
2004 976080
2005 974830
2006 968880
2007 968900
2008 971080
2009 969880
2010 968910
2011 963740
2012

South Africa | Agricultural land (sq. km)

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