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