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

Guinea
0.0441 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0412 ha per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
24th
South Africa rank
27th

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

  • Guinea
  • South Africa
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.0441 ha per person against 0.0412 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0029 ha per person.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Guinea ranks 24th 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 Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0187 ha per person 0.2298 ha per person 0.2112 ha per person South Africa
1970s 0.0135 ha per person 0.1841 ha per person 0.1706 ha per person South Africa
1980s 0.0164 ha per person 0.1366 ha per person 0.1203 ha per person South Africa
1990s 0.0209 ha per person 0.0903 ha per person 0.0694 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0347 ha per person 0.0624 ha per person 0.0278 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.0453 ha per person 0.0479 ha per person 0.0027 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0419 ha per person 0.0434 ha per person 0.0015 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, Guinea or South Africa?
Guinea, at 0.0441 ha per person against 0.0412 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita between Guinea and South Africa?
0.0029 ha per person, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
Guinea ranks 24th 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.