Kenya vs South Africa: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Kenya
0.0529 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0524 hectares per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
96th
South Africa rank
97th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0529 hectares per person against 0.0524 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 96th 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 | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1576 hectares per person | 0.3401 hectares per person | 0.1825 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1391 hectares per person | 0.2803 hectares per person | 0.1412 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.089 hectares per person | 0.2058 hectares per person | 0.1168 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0704 hectares per person | 0.1259 hectares per person | 0.0555 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0591 hectares per person | 0.0839 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0581 hectares per person | 0.0612 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0505 hectares per person | 0.0562 hectares per person | 0.0057 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, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 0.0529 hectares per person against 0.0524 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0.0005 hectares per person, 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 96th 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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About this data
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.