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

Nicaragua
0.0514 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0524 hectares per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
99th
South Africa rank
97th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.4196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0524 hectares per person against 0.0514 hectares per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.001 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 97th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1319 hectares per person 0.3401 hectares per person 0.2082 hectares per person South Africa
1970s 0.11 hectares per person 0.2803 hectares per person 0.1703 hectares per person South Africa
1980s 0.0766 hectares per person 0.2058 hectares per person 0.1292 hectares per person South Africa
1990s 0.0738 hectares per person 0.1259 hectares per person 0.0521 hectares per person South Africa
2000s 0.09 hectares per person 0.0839 hectares per person 0.0061 hectares per person Nicaragua
2010s 0.075 hectares per person 0.0612 hectares per person 0.0138 hectares per person Nicaragua
2020s 0.0578 hectares per person 0.0562 hectares per person 0.0016 hectares per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0524 hectares per person against 0.0514 hectares per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Nicaragua and South Africa?
0.001 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 99th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nicaragua vs South Africa: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 04 October 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/land-under-cereal-production-hectares-per-capita/nicaragua/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/land-under-cereal-production-hectares-per-capita/nicaragua/south-africa/">Nicaragua vs South Africa: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.