Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs South Africa: Green corn (maize) — Area harvested
Green corn (maize) — Area harvested over time
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- South Africa
How they compare
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 301,860 ha against 38,975 ha in South Africa, a difference of 262,885 ha.
That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 7.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 6th of 26 groups.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 159,102 ha | 16,111 ha | 142,990 ha | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) |
| 1970s | 184,763 ha | 18,800 ha | 165,963 ha | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) |
| 1980s | 211,003 ha | 25,200 ha | 185,803 ha | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) |
| 1990s | 226,566 ha | 28,684 ha | 197,882 ha | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) |
| 2000s | 261,112 ha | 32,696 ha | 228,416 ha | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) |
| 2010s | 276,070 ha | 35,923 ha | 240,147 ha | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) |
| 2020s | 297,308 ha | 39,415 ha | 257,893 ha | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green corn (maize) — area harvested, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or South Africa?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 301,860 ha against 38,975 ha in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in green corn (maize) — area harvested between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and South Africa?
- 262,885 ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and South Africa rank globally for green corn (maize) — area harvested?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 6th of 26 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Green corn (maize) — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.