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

Iceland
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
78th
South Africa rank
77th

Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • South Africa
00.0020.0040.006196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in Iceland, a difference of 0 ha per person.

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

Iceland ranks 78th and South Africa ranks 77th of 137 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0031 ha per person 0.0024 ha per person 0.0007 ha per person Iceland
1970s 0.0041 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person 0.0023 ha per person Iceland
1980s 0.004 ha per person 0.0018 ha per person 0.0023 ha per person Iceland
1990s 0.0035 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person Iceland
2000s 0.0025 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person 0.0014 ha per person Iceland
2010s 0.0018 ha per person 0.0012 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person Iceland
2020s 0.0012 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, per capita, Iceland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in potatoes — area harvested, per capita between Iceland and South Africa?
0 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
Iceland ranks 78th 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.