New Zealand vs South Sudan: Cropland and pasture per person

New Zealand
0.5905
in 2010
South Sudan
0.5261
in 2010
New Zealand rank
9th
South Sudan rank
12th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

  • New Zealand
  • South Sudan
01234180019052010

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.5905 against 0.5261 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0644.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 12th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 18 and South Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Sudan Difference Ahead
1800s 2.04 0.4714 1.57 New Zealand
1810s 2.04 0.4884 1.55 New Zealand
1820s 2.33 0.5205 1.81 New Zealand
1830s 2.86 0.5548 2.31 New Zealand
1840s 3.68 0.5862 3.09 New Zealand
1850s 3.67 0.6165 3.05 New Zealand
1860s 2.52 0.6143 1.9 New Zealand
1870s 1.53 0.6185 0.9065 New Zealand
1880s 1.06 0.6245 0.4312 New Zealand
1890s 1.04 0.6312 0.4092 New Zealand
1900s 1.06 0.6391 0.4173 New Zealand
1910s 0.9956 0.6495 0.3461 New Zealand
1920s 1.02 0.6711 0.3457 New Zealand
1930s 0.9833 0.6887 0.2946 New Zealand
1940s 1.03 0.7533 0.273 New Zealand
1950s 0.9673 0.8564 0.1109 New Zealand
1960s 0.9255 1.03 0.0996 South Sudan
1970s 0.7686 0.9161 0.1475 South Sudan
1980s 0.6705 0.7209 0.0504 South Sudan
1990s 0.6886 0.6133 0.0753 New Zealand
2000s 0.6342 0.6665 0.0323 South Sudan
2010s 0.5905 0.5261 0.0644 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, New Zealand or South Sudan?
New Zealand, at 0.5905 against 0.5261 in South Sudan as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between New Zealand and South Sudan?
0.0644, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do New Zealand and South Sudan rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?
New Zealand ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 12th 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.