Afghanistan vs South Africa: Arable land (hectares), per capita

Afghanistan
0.1893 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.1898 hectares per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
65th
South Africa rank
63rd

Arable land (hectares), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1898 hectares per person against 0.1893 hectares per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7756 hectares per person 0.638 hectares per person 0.1376 hectares per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.631 hectares per person 0.487 hectares per person 0.144 hectares per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.6846 hectares per person 0.364 hectares per person 0.3207 hectares per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.4981 hectares per person 0.3046 hectares per person 0.1935 hectares per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.3298 hectares per person 0.2681 hectares per person 0.0618 hectares per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.2365 hectares per person 0.216 hectares per person 0.0205 hectares per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.1945 hectares per person 0.1939 hectares per person 0.0006 hectares per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land (hectares), per capita, Afghanistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1898 hectares per person against 0.1893 hectares per person in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per capita between Afghanistan and South Africa?
0.0005 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for arable land (hectares), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.