Niger vs South Africa: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Niger
1.67 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
1.49 hectares per person
in 2025
Niger rank
21st
South Africa rank
24th
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time
- Niger
- South Africa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.67 hectares per person against 1.49 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.18 hectares per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 189 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.93 hectares per person | 5.22 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 5.8 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 4.41 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 3.7 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 3.01 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.34 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.6172 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.81 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.277 hectares per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per capita, Niger or South Africa?
- Niger, at 1.67 hectares per person against 1.49 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between Niger and South Africa?
- 0.18 hectares per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and South Africa rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Niger ranks 21st 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.