Somalia vs South Africa: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Somalia
0.0%
in 2023
South Africa
0.0%
in 2023
Somalia rank
90th
South Africa rank
91st
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia 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 Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 91st of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | -3.3% | 3.4% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 3.0% | 2.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -1.1% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, 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 Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Somalia ranks 90th 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.