Namibia vs South Africa: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Namibia
0.0%
in 2023
South Africa
0.0%
in 2023
Namibia rank
89th
South Africa rank
91st
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 91st of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | -3.3% | 3.3% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -1.1% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Namibia ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 91st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.