Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs South Africa: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0056 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0152 sq. km per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0096 sq. km per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0202 sq. km per person 0.0514 sq. km per person 0.0311 sq. km per person South Africa
1970s 0.0157 sq. km per person 0.0375 sq. km per person 0.0218 sq. km per person South Africa
1980s 0.0118 sq. km per person 0.0276 sq. km per person 0.0157 sq. km per person South Africa
1990s 0.01 sq. km per person 0.0221 sq. km per person 0.0121 sq. km per person South Africa
2000s 0.0083 sq. km per person 0.0198 sq. km per person 0.0115 sq. km per person South Africa
2010s 0.0065 sq. km per person 0.0173 sq. km per person 0.0107 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0152 sq. km per person against 0.0056 sq. km per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa?
0.0096 sq. km per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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
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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.