Statizoid

South Africa vs Spain: Arable land

South Africa
12.00 million hectares
in 2023
Spain
11.50 million hectares
in 2023
South Africa rank
24th
Spain rank
26th

Arable land over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12.00 million hectares against 11.50 million hectares in Spain, a difference of 503,200 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Globally, South Africa ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.