Myanmar vs South Africa: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Myanmar
0.043 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0528 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
87th
South Africa rank
84th

Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0528 ha per square kilometre against 0.043 ha per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0098 ha per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Myanmar ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th of 137 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0217 ha per square kilometre 0.0381 ha per square kilometre 0.0164 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0155 ha per square kilometre 0.0386 ha per square kilometre 0.023 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.023 ha per square kilometre 0.0503 ha per square kilometre 0.0273 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0288 ha per square kilometre 0.048 ha per square kilometre 0.0192 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0522 ha per square kilometre 0.0446 ha per square kilometre 0.0076 ha per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 0.0544 ha per square kilometre 0.0536 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 ha per square kilometre Myanmar
2020s 0.0448 ha per square kilometre 0.0564 ha per square kilometre 0.0117 ha per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre, Myanmar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0528 ha per square kilometre against 0.043 ha per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre between Myanmar and South Africa?
0.0098 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Myanmar ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
138 places, 7,545 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.