France vs South Africa: Breakdown of habitable land area

France

265,500 hectares

in 2019

South Africa

291,540 hectares

in 2019

France rank

60th

South Africa rank

59th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

South Africa currently reports 291,540 hectares against 265,500 hectares in France, a difference of 26,040 hectares.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was France ahead.

France ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 59th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.