South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area)
South Africa
0.0006 ha per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0008 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
48th
Sri Lanka rank
45th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0008 ha per person against 0.0006 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 ha per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 103 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0008 ha per person against 0.0006 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0002 ha per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.