Congo vs South Africa: Agricultural land use, per capita
Congo
1.72 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
1.52 hectares per person
in 2023
Congo rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th
Agricultural land use, per capita over time
- Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.72 hectares per person against 1.52 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.2 hectares per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 209 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.74 hectares per person | 5.14 hectares per person | 3.6 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.64 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.18 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 2.42 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.91 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.9 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 0.9217 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.12 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.3903 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | 0.2308 hectares per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, Congo or South Africa?
- Congo, at 1.72 hectares per person against 1.52 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between Congo and South Africa?
- 0.2 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Congo ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, 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 use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.