Russia vs South Africa: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Russia
1.5 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
1.49 hectares per person
in 2025
Russia rank
23rd
South Africa rank
24th
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.5 hectares per person against 1.49 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Russia ranks 23rd 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 | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 hectares per person | 5.22 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.66 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.56 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.46 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 0.7503 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 0.5036 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.2445 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.0421 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, Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at 1.5 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 Russia and South Africa?
- 0.01 hectares per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Russia ranks 23rd 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.