Italy vs South Africa: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita

Italy
0.0518 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0524 hectares per person
in 2024
Italy rank
98th
South Africa rank
97th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.4196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0524 hectares per person against 0.0518 hectares per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Italy ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 97th of 181 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1177 hectares per person 0.3401 hectares per person 0.2224 hectares per person South Africa
1970s 0.0949 hectares per person 0.2803 hectares per person 0.1854 hectares per person South Africa
1980s 0.0866 hectares per person 0.2058 hectares per person 0.1192 hectares per person South Africa
1990s 0.0741 hectares per person 0.1259 hectares per person 0.0518 hectares per person South Africa
2000s 0.0694 hectares per person 0.0839 hectares per person 0.0145 hectares per person South Africa
2010s 0.0551 hectares per person 0.0612 hectares per person 0.0061 hectares per person South Africa
2020s 0.051 hectares per person 0.0562 hectares per person 0.0052 hectares per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Italy or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0524 hectares per person against 0.0518 hectares per person in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Italy and South Africa?
0.0006 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
Italy ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 97th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.