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

South Africa
0.1898 hectares per person
in 2023
Tanzania
0.2027 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
63rd
Tanzania rank
60th

Arable land (hectares), per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.2027 hectares per person against 0.1898 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0129 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 63rd and Tanzania ranks 60th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.638 hectares per person 0.5061 hectares per person 0.1319 hectares per person South Africa
1970s 0.487 hectares per person 0.455 hectares per person 0.032 hectares per person South Africa
1980s 0.364 hectares per person 0.3839 hectares per person 0.0199 hectares per person Tanzania
1990s 0.3046 hectares per person 0.3014 hectares per person 0.0032 hectares per person South Africa
2000s 0.2681 hectares per person 0.249 hectares per person 0.0191 hectares per person South Africa
2010s 0.216 hectares per person 0.2437 hectares per person 0.0276 hectares per person Tanzania
2020s 0.1939 hectares per person 0.2119 hectares per person 0.0181 hectares per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land (hectares), per capita, South Africa or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.2027 hectares per person against 0.1898 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per capita between South Africa and Tanzania?
0.0129 hectares per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tanzania rank globally for arable land (hectares), per capita?
South Africa ranks 63rd and Tanzania ranks 60th 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.