South Africa vs Switzerland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre

South Africa
0.1257 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.1305 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
45th
Switzerland rank
42nd

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.1305 t per square kilometre against 0.1257 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0048 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 160 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1023 t per square kilometre 0.0636 t per square kilometre 0.0387 t per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.1138 t per square kilometre 0.0792 t per square kilometre 0.0346 t per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.1074 t per square kilometre 0.097 t per square kilometre 0.0104 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.1045 t per square kilometre 0.1388 t per square kilometre 0.0343 t per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.1103 t per square kilometre 0.1474 t per square kilometre 0.0371 t per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.1351 t per square kilometre 0.1306 t per square kilometre 0.0045 t per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.13 t per square kilometre 0.1289 t per square kilometre 0.0011 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre, South Africa or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.1305 t per square kilometre against 0.1257 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre between South Africa and Switzerland?
0.0048 t per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,121 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production 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.