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Arable land (% of land area)
2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962
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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1962 to 2015 of South Africa. No data until 1961. Number of actual observations by date: 54.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

Categories, topics:

Agriculture & Rural Development, Climate Change, Environment

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
10.493
Minimum:
9.892
jan 1, 1962
Maximum:
11.386
jan 1, 2001
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1962
9.892
+9.892
0.0%
jan 1, 1963
9.933
+0.041
0.42%
jan 1, 1964
9.975
+0.041
0.41%
jan 1, 1965
10.016
+0.041
0.41%
jan 1, 1966
10.057
+0.041
0.41%
jan 1, 1967
10.082
+0.025
0.25%
jan 1, 1968
10.098
+0.016
0.16%
jan 1, 1969
10.131
+0.033
0.33%
jan 1, 1970
10.164
+0.033
0.33%
jan 1, 1971
10.197
+0.033
0.32%
jan 1, 1972
10.23
+0.033
0.32%
jan 1, 1973
10.263
+0.033
0.32%
jan 1, 1974
10.296
+0.033
0.32%
jan 1, 1975
10.329
+0.033
0.32%
jan 1, 1976
10.362
+0.033
0.32%
jan 1, 1977
10.397
+0.035
0.33%
jan 1, 1978
10.362
-0.035
-0.33%
jan 1, 1979
10.329
-0.033
-0.32%
jan 1, 1980
10.288
-0.041
-0.4%
jan 1, 1981
10.255
-0.033
-0.32%
jan 1, 1982
10.222
-0.033
-0.32%
jan 1, 1983
10.185
-0.037
-0.36%
jan 1, 1984
10.185
0.0
0.0%
jan 1, 1985
10.185
0.0
0.0%
jan 1, 1986
10.185
0.0
0.0%
jan 1, 1987
10.387
+0.202
1.98%
jan 1, 1988
10.345
-0.041
-0.4%
jan 1, 1989
10.387
+0.041
0.4%
jan 1, 1990
10.469
+0.082
0.79%
jan 1, 1991
10.552
+0.082
0.79%
jan 1, 1992
10.634
+0.082
0.78%
jan 1, 1993
10.851
+0.217
2.04%
jan 1, 1994
11.068
+0.217
2.0%
jan 1, 1995
11.087
+0.02
0.18%
jan 1, 1996
11.129
+0.041
0.37%
jan 1, 1997
11.252
+0.124
1.11%
jan 1, 1998
11.293
+0.041
0.37%
jan 1, 1999
11.293
0.0
0.0%
jan 1, 2000
11.343
+0.049
0.44%
jan 1, 2001
11.386
+0.043
0.38%
jan 1, 2002
11.281
-0.105
-0.92%
jan 1, 2003
11.293
+0.012
0.11%
jan 1, 2004
11.211
-0.082
-0.73%
jan 1, 2005
10.964
-0.247
-2.21%
jan 1, 2006
10.861
-0.103
-0.94%
jan 1, 2007
10.387
-0.474
-4.36%
jan 1, 2008
10.387
0.0
0.0%
jan 1, 2009
10.552
+0.165
1.59%
jan 1, 2010
10.436
-0.115
-1.09%
jan 1, 2011
10.331
-0.105
-1.0%
jan 1, 2012
9.919
-0.412
-3.99%
jan 1, 2013
10.304
+0.385
3.88%
jan 1, 2014
10.304
0.0
0.0%
jan 1, 2015
10.304
0.0
0.0%

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