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South Africa: Surface area

1.22Msq km · 2024+0.0% since 2014

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. Annual figures for South Africa from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
20241,219,602
20231,219,090
20221,219,090
20211,219,090
20201,219,090
20191,219,090
20181,219,090
20171,219,090
20161,219,090
20151,219,090
20141,219,090
20131,219,090
20121,219,090
20111,219,090
20101,219,090
20091,219,090
20081,219,090
20071,219,090
20061,219,090
20051,219,090
20041,219,090
20031,219,090
20021,219,090
20011,219,090
20001,219,090
19991,219,090
19981,219,090
19971,219,090
19961,219,090
19951,219,090
19941,219,090
19931,219,090
19921,219,090
19911,219,090
19901,219,090
19891,219,090
19881,219,090
19871,219,090
19861,219,090
19851,219,090
19841,219,090
19831,219,090
19821,219,090
19811,219,090
19801,219,090
19791,219,090
19781,219,090
19771,219,090
19761,219,090
19751,219,090
19741,219,090
19731,219,090
19721,219,090
19711,219,090
19701,219,090
19691,219,090
19681,219,090
19671,219,090
19661,219,090
19651,219,090
19641,219,090
19631,219,090
19621,219,090
19611,219,090

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Surface area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-surface-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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