Djibouti vs South Africa: Agricultural land per capita
Djibouti
1.48 hectares per capita
in 2023
South Africa
1.52 hectares per capita
in 2023
Djibouti rank
33rd
South Africa rank
31st
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Djibouti
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.52 hectares per capita against 1.48 hectares per capita in Djibouti, a difference of 0.04 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st of 226 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 hectares per capita | 5.14 hectares per capita | 6.86 hectares per capita | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 6.51 hectares per capita | 3.75 hectares per capita | 2.76 hectares per capita | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 3.27 hectares per capita | 2.76 hectares per capita | 0.5069 hectares per capita | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 2.22 hectares per capita | 2.21 hectares per capita | 0.0077 hectares per capita | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 2.04 hectares per capita | 1.98 hectares per capita | 0.0556 hectares per capita | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 1.69 hectares per capita | 1.73 hectares per capita | 0.0378 hectares per capita | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.51 hectares per capita | 1.56 hectares per capita | 0.0471 hectares per capita | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Djibouti or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.52 hectares per capita against 1.48 hectares per capita in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Djibouti and South Africa?
- 0.04 hectares per capita, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land 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 land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.