Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0162 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.0162 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0165 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0136 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 72nd 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.
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0162 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 347.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0162 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 36.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0162 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0165 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0136 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Drained 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.
Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Drained organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Drained 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.