Environment in Southern Africa 906 indicators covering environment for Southern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Country area β Area 267,335 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 27th Land area β Area 265,067 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 27th Agriculture β Area 165,032 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 24th Agricultural land β Area 165,032 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 24th Agricultural land β Share in Land area 62.26 % 2024 up 0.1% 3rd Agricultural land β Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 152.42 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 7.1% 32nd Cropland β Area 14,267 1000 ha 2024 up 1.2% 31st Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % 2024 up 1.1% 36th Cropland β Share in Land area 5.38 % 2024 up 1.1% 34th Cropland β Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap 2024 down 9.1% 16th Arable land β Area 13,812 1000 ha 2024 up 1.2% 31st Arable land β Share in Agricultural land 8.37 % 2024 up 1.1% 36th Permanent crops β Area 454.89 1000 ha 2024 up 2.3% 32nd Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 0.28 % 2024 up 3.7% 36th Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 150,765 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 22nd Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 91.36 % 2024 down 0.1% 1st Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 56.88 % 2024 unchanged 3rd Inland waters β Area 2,216 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 31st Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 2,304 1000 ha 2024 up 30.7% 28th Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 16.15 % 2024 up 29.2% 15th Sawnwood, non-coniferous β Import quantity 124,943 m3 2024 down 54.9% 25th Sawnwood, non-coniferous β Import value 54,683 1000 USD 2024 down 38.4% 25th Sawnwood, non-coniferous β Export quantity 14,217 m3 2024 down 64.6% 27th Sawnwood, non-coniferous β Export value 7,569 1000 USD 2024 down 76.9% 27th Veneer sheets β Import value 11,106 1000 USD 2024 down 32.0% 25th Wood-based panels β Import quantity 389,531 m3 2024 up 20.9% 28th Wood-based panels β Import value 144,194 1000 USD 2024 down 9.4% 28th Plywood and LVL β Import quantity 149,339 m3 2024 up 23.4% 27th Plywood and LVL β Import value 40,804 1000 USD 2024 down 32.3% 28th Fibreboard β Import quantity 138,005 m3 2024 up 2.2% 27th Fibreboard β Import value 61,392 1000 USD 2024 down 19.1% 27th Total fibre furnish β Import quantity 223,794 t 2024 up 1.9% 25th Total fibre furnish β Import value 153,214 1000 USD 2024 up 31.8% 25th Pulp for paper β Import quantity 180,952 t 2024 up 23.0% 23rd Pulp for paper β Import value 148,599 1000 USD 2024 up 42.0% 25th Wood pulp β Import quantity 180,447 t 2024 up 22.1% 23rd Wood pulp β Import value 148,067 1000 USD 2024 up 41.5% 25th Paper and paperboard β Import quantity 857,411 t 2024 up 11.5% 26th Paper and paperboard β Import value 889,843 1000 USD 2024 down 1.5% 26th Paper and paperboard β Export quantity 517,844 t 2024 up 3.2% 22nd Paper and paperboard β Export value 403,969 1000 USD 2024 down 14.5% 23rd Graphic papers β Import quantity 324,518 t 2024 down 5.2% 26th Graphic papers β Import value 320,449 1000 USD 2024 down 5.7% 27th Newsprint β Import quantity 39,463 t 2024 up 64.7% 26th Newsprint β Import value 24,512 1000 USD 2024 up 42.6% 26th Printing and writing papers β Import quantity 285,055 t 2024 down 10.5% 26th Printing and writing papers β Import value 295,937 1000 USD 2024 down 8.2% 27th Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 532,893 t 2024 up 25.0% 26th Other paper and paperboard β Import value 569,394 1000 USD 2024 up 1.1% 25th Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 411,765 t 2024 up 19.6% 21st Other paper and paperboard β Export value 295,328 1000 USD 2024 down 7.8% 24th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 8,191 t 2024 down 84.0% 26th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 32,651 1000 USD 2024 down 71.5% 26th Wood-based panels β Export quantity 355,898 m3 2024 up 117.9% 22nd Wood-based panels β Export value 101,060 1000 USD 2024 up 69.5% 23rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Export quantity 74,580 t 2024 up 80.2% 46th Industrial roundwood, coniferous β Production 7.63 million m3 2024 up 1.3% 19th Chemical wood pulp β Import quantity 173,805 t 2024 up 20.6% 23rd Chemical wood pulp β Import value 143,892 1000 USD 2024 up 41.1% 25th Wood-based panels β Production 1.47 million m3 2024 up 24.3% 23rd β Previous Page 2 of 16 Next β