Canada vs South Africa: Land used for agriculture
Canada
59.86 million
in 2010
South Africa
78.69 million
in 2010
Canada rank
15th
South Africa rank
12th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 78.69 million against 59.86 million in Canada, a difference of 18.83 million.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and South Africa in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 11,346 | 1.40 million | 1.39 million | South Africa |
| 1790s | 15,657 | 1.40 million | 1.38 million | South Africa |
| 1800s | 33,746 | 1.38 million | 1.35 million | South Africa |
| 1810s | 128,716 | 1.37 million | 1.24 million | South Africa |
| 1820s | 127,485 | 1.35 million | 1.22 million | South Africa |
| 1830s | 276,097 | 1.32 million | 1.04 million | South Africa |
| 1840s | 587,626 | 1.29 million | 701,114 | South Africa |
| 1850s | 1.78 million | 1.25 million | 532,590 | Canada |
| 1860s | 4.01 million | 2.86 million | 1.15 million | Canada |
| 1870s | 9.89 million | 4.61 million | 5.29 million | Canada |
| 1880s | 12.81 million | 9.09 million | 3.72 million | Canada |
| 1890s | 17.14 million | 11.67 million | 5.47 million | Canada |
| 1900s | 29.10 million | 16.95 million | 12.15 million | Canada |
| 1910s | 31.25 million | 23.80 million | 7.46 million | Canada |
| 1920s | 45.87 million | 30.75 million | 15.12 million | Canada |
| 1930s | 55.24 million | 39.83 million | 15.41 million | Canada |
| 1940s | 57.20 million | 50.68 million | 6.52 million | Canada |
| 1950s | 61.80 million | 69.49 million | 7.68 million | South Africa |
| 1960s | 61.94 million | 90.05 million | 28.11 million | South Africa |
| 1970s | 61.23 million | 83.68 million | 22.45 million | South Africa |
| 1980s | 58.14 million | 81.58 million | 23.45 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 59.51 million | 82.89 million | 23.38 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 59.26 million | 80.43 million | 21.17 million | South Africa |
| 2010s | 59.86 million | 78.69 million | 18.83 million | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Canada or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 78.69 million against 59.86 million in Canada as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Canada and South Africa?
- 18.83 million, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Canada ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 12th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture β land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.