Guatemala vs South Africa: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita

Guatemala
0.0012 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
75th
South Africa rank
77th

Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Guatemala
  • South Africa
0.0010.0020.0020.0030.003196119922024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.0012 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Guatemala ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 137 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 ha per person 0.0024 ha per person 0.0014 ha per person South Africa
1970s 0.0017 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person South Africa
1980s 0.0014 ha per person 0.0018 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person South Africa
1990s 0.0009 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0012 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Guatemala
2010s 0.0013 ha per person 0.0012 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person Guatemala
2020s 0.0013 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, per capita, Guatemala or South Africa?
Guatemala, at 0.0012 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in potatoes — area harvested, per capita between Guatemala and South Africa?
0.0001 ha per person, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and South Africa rank globally for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
Guatemala ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
138 places, 7,680 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.