South Africa Food & Agriculture

Undernourished
Forest
Cropland
Pesticide Use

Undernourished in South Africa

See also: Undernourished by Country

How many are undernourished?

3,500,000 people

6.10% of the total population of South Africa of 57,339,635 in 2018

Global Rank: 35th | Share of Global Undernourished: 0.4003%

Global undernourished

874,450,000 people in the world

11.38% of the total World Population of 7,683,789,828 in 2018

Forest in South Africa

See also: Forest by Country

Forest AREA

9,241,000 hectares

Global Rank: 56th

South Africa Share of World Forests: 0.22%

World Forests Area: 4,203,923,600 ha

Cropland in South Africa

See also: Cropland by Country

Cropland AREA

12,413,000 hectares

Global Rank: 26th

South Africa Share of Global Croplands: 0.7%

Global Croplands: 1,697,033,870 ha

Pesticide Use in South Africa

See also: Pesticide Use by Country

Pesticide USE

26,857.00 tons

Global Rank: 20th

PESTICIDES Per hectare

2.2 Kg/Ha

Global Rank: 68th

See also

Sources

FAOSTAT - Food and agriculture data by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
The State of Food Insecurity in the World - FAO
World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision - United Nations Population Division
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank

Useful Resources

Croplands - Map showing individual farm fields at any location in the world. High resolution of 30 meters and 0.09 hectares per pixel.