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

Kenya
0.0413 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0437 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
64th
South Africa rank
61st

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0437 t per square kilometre against 0.0413 t per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0024 t per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 61st 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 0.0052 t per square kilometre 0.2219 t per square kilometre 0.2167 t per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0106 t per square kilometre 0.2558 t per square kilometre 0.2452 t per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0127 t per square kilometre 0.1587 t per square kilometre 0.146 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0258 t per square kilometre 0.1222 t per square kilometre 0.0964 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0405 t per square kilometre 0.0872 t per square kilometre 0.0468 t per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0515 t per square kilometre 0.0475 t per square kilometre 0.004 t per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.0346 t per square kilometre 0.0445 t per square kilometre 0.0099 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre, Kenya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0437 t per square kilometre against 0.0413 t per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre between Kenya and South Africa?
0.0024 t per square kilometre, with South Africa 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 — production, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 61st of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, 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 — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t 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 — 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.