Djibouti vs South Africa: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita

Djibouti
1.44 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
1.49 hectares per person
in 2025
Djibouti rank
25th
South Africa rank
24th

Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Djibouti
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.49 hectares per person against 1.44 hectares per person in Djibouti, a difference of 0.05 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 12.31 hectares per person 5.22 hectares per person 7.09 hectares per person Djibouti
1970s 6.51 hectares per person 3.75 hectares per person 2.76 hectares per person Djibouti
1980s 3.27 hectares per person 2.76 hectares per person 0.507 hectares per person Djibouti
1990s 2.22 hectares per person 2.21 hectares per person 0.0078 hectares per person Djibouti
2000s 2.04 hectares per person 1.98 hectares per person 0.0557 hectares per person Djibouti
2010s 1.69 hectares per person 1.73 hectares per person 0.0378 hectares per person South Africa
2020s 1.49 hectares per person 1.54 hectares per person 0.047 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, Djibouti or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.49 hectares per person against 1.44 hectares per person in Djibouti as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between Djibouti and South Africa?
0.05 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
Djibouti ranks 25th 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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Indicator
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.