Canada vs South Africa: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Canada
1.35 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
1.49 hectares per person
in 2025
Canada rank
27th
South Africa rank
24th
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.49 hectares per person against 1.35 hectares per person in Canada, a difference of 0.14 hectares per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 24th of 189 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 hectares per person | 5.22 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2.75 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.37 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 0.384 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.11 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 0.1009 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.9 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 0.0813 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.43 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.105 hectares per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per capita, Canada or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.49 hectares per person against 1.35 hectares per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.14 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Canada ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 24th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.