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

Kenya
0.0428 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0412 ha per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
25th
South Africa rank
27th

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

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0428 ha per person against 0.0412 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0016 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 25th 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 Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1158 ha per person 0.2298 ha per person 0.114 ha per person South Africa
1970s 0.1052 ha per person 0.1841 ha per person 0.0789 ha per person South Africa
1980s 0.0693 ha per person 0.1366 ha per person 0.0673 ha per person South Africa
1990s 0.0551 ha per person 0.0903 ha per person 0.0352 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0471 ha per person 0.0624 ha per person 0.0153 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.0466 ha per person 0.0479 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0415 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, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 0.0428 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 Kenya and South Africa?
0.0016 ha per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
Kenya ranks 25th 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.