Central America vs South Africa: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested over time
- Central America
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.91 million ha against 1.34 million ha in Central America, a difference of 568,060 ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 million ha | 525,022 ha | 1.11 million ha | Central America |
| 1970s | 1.83 million ha | 675,856 ha | 1.15 million ha | Central America |
| 1980s | 1.59 million ha | 764,630 ha | 828,666 ha | Central America |
| 1990s | 1.07 million ha | 859,003 ha | 210,364 ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 865,193 ha | 813,218 ha | 51,975 ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 1.31 million ha | 1.25 million ha | 55,734 ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 1.41 million ha | 1.68 million ha | 273,026 ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, Central America or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.91 million ha against 1.34 million ha in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested between Central America and South Africa?
- 568,060 ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Central America and South Africa rank globally for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.