New Zealand vs South Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.0155 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0161 t per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
72nd
South Africa rank
71st
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0161 t per square kilometre against 0.0155 t per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0006 t per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 71st of 118 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.014 t per square kilometre | 0.0162 t per square kilometre | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | 0.0303 t per square kilometre | 0.017 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | 0.047 t per square kilometre | 0.0413 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.008 t per square kilometre | 0.0311 t per square kilometre | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0121 t per square kilometre | 0.0186 t per square kilometre | 0.0065 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0144 t per square kilometre | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | 0.0034 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0152 t per square kilometre | 0.0179 t per square kilometre | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production, per square kilometre, New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0161 t per square kilometre against 0.0155 t per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production, per square kilometre between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0006 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 71st of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.