Angola vs South Africa: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Angola
2.23 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
2.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
43rd
South Africa rank
45th

Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Angola
  • South Africa
01234196119922023

How they compare

Angola currently reports 2.23 ha per square kilometre against 2.13 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.1 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Angola ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 45th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4171 ha per square kilometre 3.61 ha per square kilometre 3.2 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.4604 ha per square kilometre 3.83 ha per square kilometre 3.37 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.5627 ha per square kilometre 3.85 ha per square kilometre 3.29 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.5822 ha per square kilometre 3.27 ha per square kilometre 2.68 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.7947 ha per square kilometre 2.52 ha per square kilometre 1.73 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1.52 ha per square kilometre 2.21 ha per square kilometre 0.6865 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 2.2 ha per square kilometre 2.24 ha per square kilometre 0.0377 ha per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Angola or South Africa?
Angola, at 2.23 ha per square kilometre against 2.13 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Angola and South Africa?
0.1 ha per square kilometre, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Angola ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,120 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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