Kenya vs South Africa: Agricultural land use, per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kenya rank
45th
South Africa rank
48th

Agricultural land use, per unit of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 hectares per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 48th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0239 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0077 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0162 hectares per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 0.009 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0063 hectares per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0037 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0029 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per unit of gdp, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per unit of gdp between Kenya and South Africa?
0 hectares per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land use, per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per unit of GDP
Unit
hectares per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,782 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.