South Africa | Arable land (% of land area)
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.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | |
| 1961 | 9.89209374 |
| 1962 | 9.9333108 |
| 1963 | 9.97452786 |
| 1964 | 10.01574492 |
| 1965 | 10.05696197 |
| 1966 | 10.08169221 |
| 1967 | 10.09817903 |
| 1968 | 10.13115268 |
| 1969 | 10.16412632 |
| 1970 | 10.19709997 |
| 1971 | 10.23007361 |
| 1972 | 10.26304726 |
| 1973 | 10.29602091 |
| 1974 | 10.32899455 |
| 1975 | 10.3619682 |
| 1976 | 10.39659053 |
| 1977 | 10.3619682 |
| 1978 | 10.32899455 |
| 1979 | 10.28777749 |
| 1980 | 10.25480385 |
| 1981 | 10.2218302 |
| 1982 | 10.18473485 |
| 1983 | 10.18473485 |
| 1984 | 10.18473485 |
| 1985 | 10.18473485 |
| 1986 | 10.38669843 |
| 1987 | 10.34548137 |
| 1988 | 10.38669843 |
| 1989 | 10.46913255 |
| 1990 | 10.55156666 |
| 1991 | 10.63400077 |
| 1992 | 10.8508025 |
| 1993 | 11.06760422 |
| 1994 | 11.0873884 |
| 1995 | 11.12860546 |
| 1996 | 11.25225663 |
| 1997 | 11.29347369 |
| 1998 | 11.29347369 |
| 1999 | 11.34293416 |
| 2000 | 11.3857999 |
| 2001 | 11.28110857 |
| 2002 | 11.29347369 |
| 2003 | 11.21103958 |
| 2004 | 10.96373723 |
| 2005 | 10.86069459 |
| 2006 | 10.38669843 |
| 2007 | 10.38669843 |
| 2008 | 10.55156666 |
| 2009 | 10.4361589 |
| 2010 | 10.33146757 |
| 2011 | 9.919297 |
| 2012 |
South Africa | Arable land (% of land area)
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.