Nepal vs South Africa: Global meat production, per square kilometre
Nepal
3.12 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa
2.99 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nepal rank
81st
South Africa rank
82nd
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- Nepal
- South Africa
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Nepal ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4909 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5649 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.074 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.6926 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7678 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0752 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9649 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1603 tonnes per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1990s | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0681 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.206 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.405 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5339 tonnes per square kilometre | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Nepal or South Africa?
- Nepal, at 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Nepal and South Africa?
- 0.13 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 81st 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.