Argentina vs South Africa: Oranges — Area harvested
Oranges — Area harvested over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 46,654 ha against 36,403 ha in South Africa, a difference of 10,251 ha.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 15th of 136 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54,985 ha | 28,850 ha | 26,135 ha | Argentina |
| 1990s | 48,237 ha | 38,716 ha | 9,521 ha | Argentina |
| 2000s | 56,828 ha | 44,715 ha | 12,112 ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 45,996 ha | 41,410 ha | 4,585 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 46,789 ha | 36,381 ha | 10,408 ha | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oranges — area harvested, Argentina or South Africa?
- Argentina, at 46,654 ha against 36,403 ha in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oranges — area harvested between Argentina and South Africa?
- 10,251 ha, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for oranges — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 15th of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oranges — 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.