World Bank · Agriculture

South Africa: Permanent cropland

0.34percent · 20240.0% since 2014

Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Annual figures for South Africa from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.34
20230.34
20220.34
20210.34
20200.34
20190.34
20180.34
20170.34
20160.34
20150.34
20140.34
20130.34
20120.34
20110.34
20100.354
20090.336
20080.317
20070.298
20060.297
20050.313
20040.313
20030.33
20020.33
20010.33
20000.317
19990.305
19980.297
19970.284
19960.28
19950.264
19940.26
19930.256
19920.256
19910.251
19900.247
19890.247
19880.247
19870.247
19860.247
19850.247
19840.247
19830.247
19820.247
19810.247
19800.247
19790.247
19780.247
19770.231
19760.231
19750.227
19740.227
19730.223
19720.218
19710.214
19700.206
19690.206
19680.198
19670.19
19660.177
19650.173
19640.165
19630.161
19620.153
19610.153

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

World Bank (2026). Permanent cropland. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-permanent-cropland (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

JSON, South AfricaAPI and MCP

Permanent cropland in other countries

Rank South Africa against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.