Cropland organic soils — Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Cropland organic soils — Area was 16,252 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area in Southern Africa is 16,252 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Southern Africa peaked at 16,252 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,166 ha, in 1995.
That places Southern Africa 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,176 ha | — |
| 1991 | 13,176 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13,176 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13,176 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13,176 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13,166 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 13,170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13,175 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13,318 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 13,827 ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14,247 ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 14,268 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 14,561 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 14,981 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 15,564 ha | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 15,650 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 15,488 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 15,560 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15,568 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,607 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 15,611 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15,550 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,496 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 15,395 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 15,395 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,549 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15,626 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15,631 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,132 ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 16,193 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 16,191 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 16,252 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16,252 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16,252 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,253 ha | 13,166 ha | 13,827 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,149 ha | 14,247 ha | 15,650 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,594 ha | 15,395 ha | 16,132 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,228 ha | 16,191 ha | 16,252 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Southern Africa?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Southern Africa was 16,252 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,252 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,166 ha in 1995.
- How does Southern Africa rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.