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World Data Atlas South Africa Topics Land Use Area

South Africa - Surface area

1,219,090 (sq. km) in 2021

Between 1972 and 2021, South Africa surface area remained stable at around 1.22 million sq. km.

What is surface area?

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

What is South Africa surface area?

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See also

Country area, Land area, Inland water, Forest area, Other land, Total area equipped for irrigation, Agricultural land as a share of land area, Arable land as a share of land area, Permanent cropland as a share of land area, Forest area as a share of land area

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