What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp between Kenya and South Africa?

0 hectares per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs South Africa: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP

Kenya

0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Africa

0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya rank

51st

South Africa rank

48th

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP over time

Kenya
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0 hectares per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 48th of 188 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0245 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0081 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0164 hectares per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1970s	0.009 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0063 hectares per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.0037 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1990s	0.0029 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2010s	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp, Kenya or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp between Kenya and South Africa?: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 48th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: hectares per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Agricultural area over the long-term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.