Republic of Moldova vs South Africa: Maize (corn) — Area harvested
Maize (corn) — Area harvested over time
- Republic of Moldova
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.64 million ha against 442,121 ha in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 2.19 million ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 6.0 times Republic of Moldova's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Republic of Moldova ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 13th of 19 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Moldova | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,911 ha | 3.96 million ha | 3.60 million ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 464,868 ha | 3.06 million ha | 2.60 million ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 466,634 ha | 2.68 million ha | 2.21 million ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 452,840 ha | 2.70 million ha | 2.25 million ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, Republic of Moldova or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.64 million ha against 442,121 ha in Republic of Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested between Republic of Moldova and South Africa?
- 2.19 million ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Moldova and South Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 13th of 19 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.