South Africa | Arable land (hectares per person)
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | |
| 1961 | 0.66852511 |
| 1962 | 0.65278248 |
| 1963 | 0.63898986 |
| 1964 | 0.62659377 |
| 1965 | 0.61516741 |
| 1966 | 0.60339658 |
| 1967 | 0.59158003 |
| 1968 | 0.58098524 |
| 1969 | 0.57050261 |
| 1970 | 0.56005795 |
| 1971 | 0.5490574 |
| 1972 | 0.53834868 |
| 1973 | 0.5279865 |
| 1974 | 0.51798613 |
| 1975 | 0.50833064 |
| 1976 | 0.49912747 |
| 1977 | 0.48710404 |
| 1978 | 0.47542585 |
| 1979 | 0.46323804 |
| 1980 | 0.45111691 |
| 1981 | 0.43886574 |
| 1982 | 0.4264486 |
| 1983 | 0.41565733 |
| 1984 | 0.40501078 |
| 1985 | 0.39462908 |
| 1986 | 0.39226319 |
| 1987 | 0.3810758 |
| 1988 | 0.37357134 |
| 1989 | 0.36821681 |
| 1990 | 0.36363636 |
| 1991 | 0.3590004 |
| 1992 | 0.35875538 |
| 1993 | 0.35827702 |
| 1994 | 0.35132883 |
| 1995 | 0.34509202 |
| 1996 | 0.34124789 |
| 1997 | 0.33475001 |
| 1998 | 0.32697145 |
| 1999 | 0.32057043 |
| 2000 | 0.31390909 |
| 2001 | 0.30472233 |
| 2002 | 0.30087875 |
| 2003 | 0.29490533 |
| 2004 | 0.28501158 |
| 2005 | 0.27914041 |
| 2006 | 0.26397968 |
| 2007 | 0.26110049 |
| 2008 | 0.26233259 |
| 2009 | 0.25669022 |
| 2010 | 0.25070362 |
| 2011 | 0.23786858 |
| 2012 |
South Africa | Arable land (hectares per person)
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.