Qatar vs South Africa: Global meat production, per square kilometre
Qatar
2.94 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa
2.99 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Qatar rank
84th
South Africa rank
82nd
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- Qatar
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Qatar ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1752 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5649 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3897 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.3519 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7678 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4159 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.9746 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9649 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0098 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0481 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3387 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0889 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6057 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Qatar or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Qatar and South Africa?
- 0.05 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and South Africa rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 84th 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.