El Salvador vs South Africa: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita

El Salvador
0.0402 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0412 ha per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
28th
South Africa rank
27th

Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0412 ha per person against 0.0402 ha per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.001 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0595 ha per person 0.2298 ha per person 0.1703 ha per person South Africa
1970s 0.0563 ha per person 0.1841 ha per person 0.1278 ha per person South Africa
1980s 0.0543 ha per person 0.1366 ha per person 0.0823 ha per person South Africa
1990s 0.0521 ha per person 0.0903 ha per person 0.0382 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0418 ha per person 0.0624 ha per person 0.0206 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.0458 ha per person 0.0479 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0414 ha per person 0.0434 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita, El Salvador or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0412 ha per person against 0.0402 ha per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.001 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,269 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.