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
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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About this data
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.