Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs South Africa: Rye — Area harvested
Rye — Area harvested over time
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1,782 ha against 1,490 ha in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), a difference of 292 ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 66 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,062 ha | 91,556 ha | 493.67 ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 31,424 ha | 27,800 ha | 3,624 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 1980s | 6,319 ha | 36,700 ha | 30,381 ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 6,383 ha | 44,011 ha | 37,627 ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3,144 ha | 2,855 ha | 288.7 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2010s | 1,688 ha | 1,963 ha | 274.8 ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1,980 ha | 1,781 ha | 199 ha | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rye — area harvested, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1,782 ha against 1,490 ha in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rye — area harvested between Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and South Africa?
- 292 ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and South Africa rank globally for rye — area harvested?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rye — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.