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Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: Cropland and pasture per person

Guinea-Bissau
0.2161
in 2010
South Africa
0.2218
in 2010
Guinea-Bissau rank
59th
South Africa rank
57th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South Africa
00.20.40.6180019052010

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2218 against 0.2161 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0057.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 57th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 8 and South Africa in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau South Africa Difference Ahead
1800s 0.2029 0.0537 0.1492 Guinea-Bissau
1810s 0.1996 0.0534 0.1462 Guinea-Bissau
1820s 0.1996 0.0527 0.147 Guinea-Bissau
1830s 0.1932 0.0499 0.1433 Guinea-Bissau
1840s 0.1839 0.0462 0.1376 Guinea-Bissau
1850s 0.1751 0.0425 0.1326 Guinea-Bissau
1860s 0.1658 0.084 0.0818 Guinea-Bissau
1870s 0.1595 0.1231 0.0364 Guinea-Bissau
1880s 0.1535 0.2136 0.0601 South Africa
1890s 0.1481 0.237 0.0889 South Africa
1900s 0.1431 0.2964 0.1533 South Africa
1910s 0.1383 0.3599 0.2217 South Africa
1920s 0.1591 0.3992 0.2401 South Africa
1930s 0.1842 0.4474 0.2632 South Africa
1940s 0.2131 0.49 0.2769 South Africa
1950s 0.2456 0.5807 0.3351 South Africa
1960s 0.2413 0.6443 0.4029 South Africa
1970s 0.2235 0.5097 0.2862 South Africa
1980s 0.214 0.3922 0.1782 South Africa
1990s 0.2563 0.3267 0.0704 South Africa
2000s 0.2391 0.2493 0.0102 South Africa
2010s 0.2161 0.2218 0.0057 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Guinea-Bissau or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2218 against 0.2161 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
0.0057, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 57th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland and pasture per person
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
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Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.