Land area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Land area was 265,067 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
265,067
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
265,067
in 1990
All-time low
265,067
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Southern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Southern Africa is 265,067, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Southern Africa peaked at 265,067 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 265,067, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 265,067 | — |
| 2000 | 265,067 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 265,067 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 265,067 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 265,067 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 265,067 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 265,067 | 265,067 | 265,067 | 1 |
| 2000s | 265,067 | 265,067 | 265,067 | 1 |
| 2010s | 265,067 | 265,067 | 265,067 | 2 |
| 2020s | 265,067 | 265,067 | 265,067 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.08 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 98 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 127 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Southern Africa?
- Land area in Southern Africa was 265,067 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 265,067 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,067 in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for land area?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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