South Africa vs Switzerland: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita
South Africa
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0012 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
77th
Switzerland rank
74th
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland 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 Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 77th and Switzerland ranks 74th of 137 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, per capita, South Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, 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 South Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.0001 ha per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 77th and Switzerland ranks 74th 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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About this data
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.