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

IDA total
0.0056 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0152 sq. km per person
in 2023
IDA total rank
26th
South Africa rank
26th

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

  • IDA total
  • South Africa
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0152 sq. km per person against 0.0056 sq. km per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.0096 sq. km per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.7 times IDA total's.

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

IDA total ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0164 sq. km per person 0.0514 sq. km per person 0.035 sq. km per person South Africa
1970s 0.0129 sq. km per person 0.0375 sq. km per person 0.0246 sq. km per person South Africa
1980s 0.0101 sq. km per person 0.0276 sq. km per person 0.0175 sq. km per person South Africa
1990s 0.0082 sq. km per person 0.0221 sq. km per person 0.0138 sq. km per person South Africa
2000s 0.0068 sq. km per person 0.0198 sq. km per person 0.013 sq. km per person South Africa
2010s 0.0064 sq. km per person 0.0173 sq. km per person 0.0109 sq. km per person South Africa
2020s 0.0058 sq. km per person 0.0156 sq. km per person 0.0098 sq. km per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, IDA total or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0152 sq. km per person against 0.0056 sq. km per person in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between IDA total and South Africa?
0.0096 sq. km per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do IDA total and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
IDA total ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 47 groups.
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.