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

Peru
0.2158 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.2184 hectares per person
in 2025
Peru rank
71st
South Africa rank
69th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2184 hectares per person against 0.2158 hectares per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0026 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 69th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 8 and South Africa in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.2852 hectares per person 0.0465 hectares per person 0.2387 hectares per person Peru
1100s 0.2809 hectares per person 0.0581 hectares per person 0.2228 hectares per person Peru
1200s 0.2763 hectares per person 0.0726 hectares per person 0.2037 hectares per person Peru
1300s 0.2715 hectares per person 0.0908 hectares per person 0.1807 hectares per person Peru
1400s 0.2664 hectares per person 0.1135 hectares per person 0.1529 hectares per person Peru
1500s 0.2609 hectares per person 0.1418 hectares per person 0.1191 hectares per person Peru
1600s 0.255 hectares per person 0.1773 hectares per person 0.0777 hectares per person Peru
1700s 0.2485 hectares per person 0.2216 hectares per person 0.0269 hectares per person Peru
1710s 0.2478 hectares per person 0.277 hectares per person 0.0292 hectares per person South Africa
1720s 0.2471 hectares per person 0.3462 hectares per person 0.0992 hectares per person South Africa
1730s 0.2463 hectares per person 0.4328 hectares per person 0.1865 hectares per person South Africa
1740s 0.2456 hectares per person 0.541 hectares per person 0.2954 hectares per person South Africa
1750s 0.2449 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4314 hectares per person South Africa
1760s 0.2441 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4321 hectares per person South Africa
1770s 0.2434 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4329 hectares per person South Africa
1780s 0.2426 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4337 hectares per person South Africa
1790s 0.2418 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4345 hectares per person South Africa
1800s 0.241 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4353 hectares per person South Africa
1810s 0.2402 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4361 hectares per person South Africa
1820s 0.2393 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4369 hectares per person South Africa
1830s 0.2385 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4378 hectares per person South Africa
1840s 0.2376 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4387 hectares per person South Africa
1850s 0.2367 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4396 hectares per person South Africa
1860s 0.2357 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4405 hectares per person South Africa
1870s 0.2348 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4415 hectares per person South Africa
1880s 0.2355 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4408 hectares per person South Africa
1890s 0.2408 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4355 hectares per person South Africa
1900s 0.2409 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4354 hectares per person South Africa
1910s 0.2369 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4393 hectares per person South Africa
1920s 0.2335 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4427 hectares per person South Africa
1930s 0.2294 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4468 hectares per person South Africa
1940s 0.2232 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4531 hectares per person South Africa
1950s 0.1981 hectares per person 0.6763 hectares per person 0.4782 hectares per person South Africa
1960s 0.2133 hectares per person 0.6224 hectares per person 0.409 hectares per person South Africa
1970s 0.2329 hectares per person 0.4867 hectares per person 0.2538 hectares per person South Africa
1980s 0.2252 hectares per person 0.3845 hectares per person 0.1592 hectares per person South Africa
1990s 0.2102 hectares per person 0.3315 hectares per person 0.1213 hectares per person South Africa
2000s 0.1885 hectares per person 0.2867 hectares per person 0.0982 hectares per person South Africa
2010s 0.1826 hectares per person 0.2389 hectares per person 0.0563 hectares per person South Africa
2020s 0.2067 hectares per person 0.2224 hectares per person 0.0157 hectares per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2184 hectares per person against 0.2158 hectares per person in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Peru and South Africa?
0.0026 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Peru ranks 71st 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.