South Africa vs Uganda: Global meat production, per square kilometre
South Africa
2.99 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Uganda
3.2 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa rank
82nd
Uganda rank
79th
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 82nd and Uganda ranks 79th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5649 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4752 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0898 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.7678 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6511 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1166 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.9649 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7669 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.198 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0634 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0065 tonnes per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.245 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1424 tonnes per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, South Africa or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.2 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 South Africa and Uganda?
- 0.21 tonnes per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 82nd and Uganda ranks 79th 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.