Burundi vs South Africa: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Burundi
83.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
79.42 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
South Africa rank
6th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Burundi
- South Africa
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 83.89 hectares per square kilometre against 79.42 hectares per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 4.47 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Burundi ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.29 hectares per square kilometre | 80.51 hectares per square kilometre | 16.23 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 78.79 hectares per square kilometre | 77.95 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8401 hectares per square kilometre | Burundi |
| 1980s | 80.81 hectares per square kilometre | 77.78 hectares per square kilometre | 3.03 hectares per square kilometre | Burundi |
| 1990s | 78.56 hectares per square kilometre | 80.1 hectares per square kilometre | 1.54 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 71.49 hectares per square kilometre | 80.38 hectares per square kilometre | 8.89 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 75.19 hectares per square kilometre | 79.47 hectares per square kilometre | 4.27 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 82.36 hectares per square kilometre | 79.42 hectares per square kilometre | 2.94 hectares per square kilometre | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Burundi or South Africa?
- Burundi, at 83.89 hectares per square kilometre against 79.42 hectares per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Burundi and South Africa?
- 4.47 hectares per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.