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

Russia
0.015 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0152 sq. km per person
in 2023
Russia rank
27th
South Africa rank
26th

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

  • Russia
  • South Africa
0.010.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0152 sq. km per person against 0.015 sq. km per person in Russia, a difference of 0.0002 sq. km per person.

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

Russia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 26th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0176 sq. km per person 0.0514 sq. km per person 0.0338 sq. km per person South Africa
1970s 0.0165 sq. km per person 0.0375 sq. km per person 0.021 sq. km per person South Africa
1980s 0.0155 sq. km per person 0.0276 sq. km per person 0.0121 sq. km per person South Africa
1990s 0.0148 sq. km per person 0.0221 sq. km per person 0.0073 sq. km per person South Africa
2000s 0.015 sq. km per person 0.0198 sq. km per person 0.0048 sq. km per person South Africa
2010s 0.0149 sq. km per person 0.0173 sq. km per person 0.0023 sq. km per person South Africa
2020s 0.0149 sq. km per person 0.0156 sq. km per person 0.0006 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, Russia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0152 sq. km per person against 0.015 sq. km per person in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Russia and South Africa?
0.0002 sq. km per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Russia ranks 27th 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.