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Gabon vs South Africa: Cropland per person over the long-term

Gabon
0.2184 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.2184 hectares per person
in 2025
Gabon rank
68th
South Africa rank
69th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Gabon
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.2184 hectares per person against 0.2184 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 69th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 15 and South Africa in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon South Africa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.3194 hectares per person 0.0465 hectares per person 0.2729 hectares per person Gabon
1100s 0.3166 hectares per person 0.0581 hectares per person 0.2585 hectares per person Gabon
1200s 0.3138 hectares per person 0.0726 hectares per person 0.2412 hectares per person Gabon
1300s 0.3109 hectares per person 0.0908 hectares per person 0.2201 hectares per person Gabon
1400s 0.308 hectares per person 0.1135 hectares per person 0.1945 hectares per person Gabon
1500s 0.305 hectares per person 0.1418 hectares per person 0.1632 hectares per person Gabon
1600s 0.302 hectares per person 0.1773 hectares per person 0.1247 hectares per person Gabon
1700s 0.2989 hectares per person 0.2216 hectares per person 0.0773 hectares per person Gabon
1710s 0.2985 hectares per person 0.277 hectares per person 0.0215 hectares per person Gabon
1720s 0.2982 hectares per person 0.3462 hectares per person 0.048 hectares per person South Africa
1730s 0.2979 hectares per person 0.4328 hectares per person 0.1349 hectares per person South Africa
1740s 0.2976 hectares per person 0.541 hectares per person 0.2434 hectares per person South Africa
1750s 0.2973 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.379 hectares per person South Africa
1760s 0.297 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3793 hectares per person South Africa
1770s 0.2966 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3796 hectares per person South Africa
1780s 0.2963 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3799 hectares per person South Africa
1790s 0.296 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3803 hectares per person South Africa
1800s 0.2957 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3806 hectares per person South Africa
1810s 0.2954 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3809 hectares per person South Africa
1820s 0.295 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3812 hectares per person South Africa
1830s 0.2947 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3815 hectares per person South Africa
1840s 0.2944 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3819 hectares per person South Africa
1850s 0.2941 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3822 hectares per person South Africa
1860s 0.2938 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3825 hectares per person South Africa
1870s 0.2934 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3828 hectares per person South Africa
1880s 0.2931 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3832 hectares per person South Africa
1890s 0.2928 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3835 hectares per person South Africa
1900s 0.2925 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3838 hectares per person South Africa
1910s 0.2921 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3841 hectares per person South Africa
1920s 0.2918 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3845 hectares per person South Africa
1930s 0.2915 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3848 hectares per person South Africa
1940s 0.2911 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3851 hectares per person South Africa
1950s 0.2907 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.3856 hectares per person South Africa
1960s 0.3709 hectares per person 0.6224 hectares per person 0.2515 hectares per person South Africa
1970s 0.5659 hectares per person 0.4867 hectares per person 0.0791 hectares per person Gabon
1980s 0.5644 hectares per person 0.3845 hectares per person 0.1799 hectares per person Gabon
1990s 0.4553 hectares per person 0.3315 hectares per person 0.1237 hectares per person Gabon
2000s 0.3574 hectares per person 0.2867 hectares per person 0.0707 hectares per person Gabon
2010s 0.2661 hectares per person 0.2389 hectares per person 0.0272 hectares per person Gabon
2020s 0.224 hectares per person 0.2224 hectares per person 0.0016 hectares per person Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Gabon or South Africa?
Gabon, at 0.2184 hectares per person against 0.2184 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Gabon and South Africa?
0 hectares per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Gabon ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 69th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.