Congo vs South Africa: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita

Congo
0.0172 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0152 sq. km per person
in 2023
Congo rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Congo
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.0172 sq. km per person against 0.0152 sq. km per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.002 sq. km per person.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0874 sq. km per person 0.0514 sq. km per person 0.036 sq. km per person Congo
1970s 0.0664 sq. km per person 0.0375 sq. km per person 0.0289 sq. km per person Congo
1980s 0.0518 sq. km per person 0.0276 sq. km per person 0.0242 sq. km per person Congo
1990s 0.0391 sq. km per person 0.0221 sq. km per person 0.017 sq. km per person Congo
2000s 0.029 sq. km per person 0.0198 sq. km per person 0.0092 sq. km per person Congo
2010s 0.0212 sq. km per person 0.0173 sq. km per person 0.0039 sq. km per person Congo
2020s 0.0179 sq. km per person 0.0156 sq. km per person 0.0023 sq. km per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, Congo or South Africa?
Congo, at 0.0172 sq. km per person against 0.0152 sq. km per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Congo and South Africa?
0.002 sq. km per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Congo ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 16,016 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.