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Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa

South Africa: Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0034 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0035 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0027 ha per square kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1990–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.0041990200620231990: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.003 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0035 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 ha per square kilometre, in 1995.

South Africa ranks 78th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year

Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0028 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0028 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0028 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0028 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0028 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0027 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
1996 0.0027 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1997 0.0028 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1998 0.0028 ha per square kilometre +2.0%
1999 0.0029 ha per square kilometre +3.7%
2000 0.003 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2001 0.003 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2002 0.0032 ha per square kilometre +6.0%
2003 0.0034 ha per square kilometre +8.4%
2004 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2005 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2006 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0035 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2008 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2009 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2010 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2011 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2014 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2015 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0035 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2019 0.0034 ha per square kilometre -3.3%
2020 0.0034 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0034 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2022 0.0034 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0034 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0.0034 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 275.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0.0034 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0028 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0033 ha per square kilometre 0.003 ha per square kilometre 0.0035 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0035 ha per square kilometre 0.0034 ha per square kilometre 0.0035 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0034 ha per square kilometre 0.0034 ha per square kilometre 0.0034 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 75 Ecuador 0.0057 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 76 Croatia 0.0057 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 77 Angola 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 79 Kenya 0.0031 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 80 Eswatini 0.003 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 81 Nicaragua 0.0026 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Africa?
Cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0035 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 ha per square kilometre in 1995.
How does South Africa rank for cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cropland organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.