Maldives vs South Africa: Global meat production, per square kilometre
Maldives
2.91 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa
2.99 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Maldives rank
85th
South Africa rank
82nd
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5649 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9017 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7678 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9649 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 2.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9955 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2955 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0238 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Maldives or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Maldives and South Africa?
- 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global meat 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
Global meat 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.