Other small states vs South Africa: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita

Other small states
0.0056 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0152 sq. km per person
in 2023
Other small states rank
27th
South Africa rank
26th

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

  • Other small states
  • 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 Other small states, a difference of 0.0096 sq. km per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.7 times Other small states's.

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

Other small states ranks 27th 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 Other small states South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0141 sq. km per person 0.0514 sq. km per person 0.0372 sq. km per person South Africa
1970s 0.0117 sq. km per person 0.0375 sq. km per person 0.0258 sq. km per person South Africa
1980s 0.0095 sq. km per person 0.0276 sq. km per person 0.0181 sq. km per person South Africa
1990s 0.0081 sq. km per person 0.0221 sq. km per person 0.014 sq. km per person South Africa
2000s 0.0073 sq. km per person 0.0198 sq. km per person 0.0125 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, Other small states or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0152 sq. km per person against 0.0056 sq. km per person in Other small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Other small states and South Africa?
0.0096 sq. km per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Other small states and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Other small states ranks 27th 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.