South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Breakdown of habitable land area

South Africa
291,540 hectares
in 2019
Zimbabwe
322,680 hectares
in 2019
South Africa rank
59th
Zimbabwe rank
56th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
0100.0k200.0k300.0k201520172019

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 322,680 hectares against 291,540 hectares in South Africa, a difference of 31,140 hectares.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 56th of 235 countries.

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About this data

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

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