South Africa vs Switzerland: Potatoes — Production, per capita

South Africa
0.041 t per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0412 t per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
55th
Switzerland rank
53rd

Potatoes — Production, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0412 t per person against 0.041 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 t per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

South Africa ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 53rd 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 0.022 t per person 0.1908 t per person 0.1688 t per person Switzerland
1970s 0.0263 t per person 0.1416 t per person 0.1153 t per person Switzerland
1980s 0.0283 t per person 0.1288 t per person 0.1005 t per person Switzerland
1990s 0.0322 t per person 0.0954 t per person 0.0632 t per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0363 t per person 0.0673 t per person 0.031 t per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0414 t per person 0.0528 t per person 0.0114 t per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0412 t per person 0.0442 t per person 0.003 t per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potatoes — production, per capita, South Africa or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0412 t per person against 0.041 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in potatoes — production, per capita between South Africa and Switzerland?
0.0002 t 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 — production, per capita?
South Africa ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potatoes — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
138 places, 7,696 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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