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

Faroe Islands
0.0177 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0152 sq. km per person
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
24th
South Africa rank
26th

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • South Africa
0.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.0177 sq. km per person against 0.0152 sq. km per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0025 sq. km per person.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0266 sq. km per person 0.0514 sq. km per person 0.0247 sq. km per person South Africa
1970s 0.024 sq. km per person 0.0375 sq. km per person 0.0136 sq. km per person South Africa
1980s 0.0213 sq. km per person 0.0276 sq. km per person 0.0063 sq. km per person South Africa
1990s 0.0212 sq. km per person 0.0221 sq. km per person 0.0008 sq. km per person South Africa
2000s 0.0202 sq. km per person 0.0198 sq. km per person 0.0004 sq. km per person Faroe Islands
2010s 0.0195 sq. km per person 0.0173 sq. km per person 0.0023 sq. km per person Faroe Islands
2020s 0.0179 sq. km per person 0.0156 sq. km per person 0.0024 sq. km per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, Faroe Islands or South Africa?
Faroe Islands, at 0.0177 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 Faroe Islands and South Africa?
0.0025 sq. km per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 24th 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.