Kenya vs South Africa: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.036 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0258 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
55th
South Africa rank
58th

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0258 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0102 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 103 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0086 ha per square kilometre 0.2452 ha per square kilometre 0.2366 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0175 ha per square kilometre 0.2345 ha per square kilometre 0.217 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0202 ha per square kilometre 0.2027 ha per square kilometre 0.1825 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0315 ha per square kilometre 0.1054 ha per square kilometre 0.0739 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0312 ha per square kilometre 0.0578 ha per square kilometre 0.0266 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0265 ha per square kilometre 0.0387 ha per square kilometre 0.0122 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0311 ha per square kilometre 0.0311 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 ha per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 0.036 ha per square kilometre against 0.0258 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre between Kenya and South Africa?
0.0102 ha per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 5,848 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.