South Africa vs Upper middle income: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
South Africa
0.0152 sq. km per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0062 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
23rd
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time
- South Africa
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0152 sq. km per person against 0.0062 sq. km per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.009 sq. km per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0514 sq. km per person | 0.0124 sq. km per person | 0.039 sq. km per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0375 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0271 sq. km per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0276 sq. km per person | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0184 sq. km per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0221 sq. km per person | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0198 sq. km per person | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 0.0126 sq. km per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0173 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 0.0093 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, South Africa or Upper middle income?
- South Africa, at 0.0152 sq. km per person against 0.0062 sq. km per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 0.009 sq. km per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.